Japanese Conversation · Level 110
60 words
Japanese word
外れる
Pronunciation
Romajihazureru
Meaning
- verbcome off
Example
ボタンが外れます。bo ta n ga hazu re ma su
The button comes off.
More examples
歩いているうちに靴ひもが外れました。aru i te i ru u chi ni kutsu hi mo ga hazu re ma shi ta
My shoelace came undone while I was walking.
Core concept
It describes something no longer fitting its expected place, condition, or result, so it can come off physically or turn out to be wrong.
Common phrases
簡単に外れるkan tan ni hazu re ru
come off easily
留め具から外れるto me gu ka ra hazu re ru
come off the fastener
Similar words
取れるtoreru: To become detached from where it is attached or held.
外すhazusu: To remove something from its attached or fitted position.
Definition in Japanese
物が留められた所から抜け落ちたり、予想や基準に合わなくなったりすること。mono ga to me ra re ta tokoro ka ra nu ke o chi ta ri yo sō ya ki jun ni a wa na ku na tta ri su ru ko to
Word origin
外れる (hazureru, "to come off") is a native Japanese verb related to 外す (hazusu, "to remove"); the former describes a change without naming an agent.
Usage tips
- A natural use of 外れる (hazureru) is 予想が外れる (yosō ga hazureru), which means that a prediction is wrong rather than that a physical object comes off.