expression, adverb, takes genitive case の

  1. maintaining a reasonable distance, keeping a proper distance, being neither too close nor too distant, taking a neutral position.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
 
 
つかず離れず つかずはなれず
 
 
 
 
付かず離れず つかずはなれず
 
 
 
 
即かず離れず つかずはなれず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

detach, separation, disjoin
はな.れる リ (7th, N1)
rare beast, strange, elegant
チ リ
cruel, unfortunate, sad
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
villain, evil, bad luck
キョウ (7th, N1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)
rump, footprint radical (no. 114)
ジュウ ニュ あしあと
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)