かいり

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かいり – see the following entries.
乖離
deviation, divergence
estrangement, alienation
to deviate, to diverge
to become estranged or alienated, to lose touch
Alternative spelling
かい離
解離
separation, coming apart
(medicine) detachment
(medicine, engineering) dissociation
to separate, to come apart
(medicine) to detach
(medicine, engineering) to dissociate
回鯉
(poetic, rare) a return letter, a written reply
(poetic, rare) to send a return letter, to reply in writing
回李
(literary) return; repayment
(literary, by extension) reply letter
(literary, by extension) messenger sending such a letter
(poetic, rare) to send a return letter, to reply in writing
Alternative spelling
廻李
懐裏
the futokoro, the pocket-like space within the front of a kimono above the obi
the inside of the futokoro
the inside of one's heart or mind
Alternative spelling
懐裡
海里
a nautical mile: the length of roughly one minute of latitude, 1,852 meters
Alternative spellings
海哩, , カイリ
海狸
(rare) alternate term for ビーバー (bībā): a beaver
快利
(literary) sharp
(literary) quick; sharp
(literary) sharpness
(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.)