かいり

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かいり – see the following entries.

【乖離】 [noun] deviation, divergence [noun] estrangement, alienation [verb] to deviate, to diverge [verb] to become estranged or alienated, to lose touch Alternative spelling かい離

【解離】 [noun] separation, coming apart [noun] (medicine) detachment [noun] (medicine, engineering) dissociation [verb] to separate, to come apart [verb] (medicine) to detach [verb] (medicine, engineering) to dissociate

【回鯉】 [noun] (poetic, rare) a return letter, a written reply [verb] (poetic, rare) to send a return letter, to reply in writing

【回李】 [noun] (literary) return; repayment [noun] (literary, by extension) reply letter [noun] (literary, by extension) messenger sending such a letter [verb] (poetic, rare) to send a return letter, to reply in writing Alternative spelling 廻李

【懐裏】 [noun] the futokoro, the pocket-like space within the front of a kimono above the obi [noun] the inside of the futokoro [noun] the inside of one's heart or mind Alternative spelling 懐裡

【海里】 [noun] a nautical mile: the length of roughly one minute of latitude, 1,852 meters Alternative spellings 海哩, 浬, カイリ

【海狸】 [noun] (rare) alternate term for ビーバー (bībā): a beaver

【快利】 [adjective] (literary) sharp [adjective] (literary) quick; sharp [noun] (literary) sharpness [noun] (literary) quickness; sharpness

(This term, かいり (kairi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as かいり, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かいり.)