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隔たり (へだたり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Meanings 1
noun
distance ; gap ; difference ; estrangement
Refers to physical distance, a gap in understanding or opinion, or emotional estrangement. Often used in contexts of separation between people, ideas, or things.
I feel the generation gap.
Written forms 隔へだ たり Usage 94%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
隔へだた り Usage 5%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not commonly used in modern writing.
へだたり Usage 1%
Kanji 隔 isolate, alternate, distance Similar words 差さ 差 is a more general term for difference or margin, often used in quantitative contexts, while 隔たり emphasizes a sense of separation or distance, often abstract or emotional.
距きょ 離り 距離 is the standard word for physical distance; 隔たり can also mean physical distance but often carries a nuance of separation or barrier.
Etymology Derived from the verb 隔たる (へだたる, 'to be distant'), which itself comes from 隔 (へだ, 'separation') + たる (a verb-forming suffix). The noun form 隔たり nominalizes the verb stem.
