Nuance of 離{はな}れ In my JLPT textbook, it has a section on the use of the term {}, "detachment". Some examples: > []{} (detachment from television) > > []{} (detachment from things) > > []{} (detachment from politics) However, it does not make it clear if the detachment is a willful act or an incidental act, or maybe even if it can be used in both senses. So, if I say someone is `[]{}`, am I saying they have made a _choice_ to stay out of politics? Or am I saying that they live a life that just happens to not have anything to do with politics? Or can it mean either, and context is needed to determine which one?

The best way to put it is that, it is no not necessarily willful. It is simply the state of being detached from.

The root of this is an intransitive verb, meaning that it is something that has sort of happened on it's own. That could mean it was willful, but it could also mean it wasn't.

If you wish to make it clear that it was willful you can use .