“To leave alone” in Japanese
Short answer
To leave alone in Japanese is “一人にする” (hitorinisuru). Full meaning: to leave (someone) alone, to leave to oneself, to leave (someone) be.
Other ways to say “To leave alone” in Japanese
放っておく
houtteoku to leave alone, to leave as is, to ignore, to neglect
ほかっておく
hokatteoku to leave alone, to leave as is, to ignore, to neglect
放る
hiru to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss; to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished; to expel (from the body), to excrete, to defecate, to give birth
そっと
sotto softly, gently, quietly, lightly; stealthily, secretly, in secret; to leave alone, to leave as it is
措く
oku to stop (doing something), to cease, to put aside; to leave as is, to leave alone; to exclude, to except
ほっ
ho to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss; to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished; to expel (from the body), to excrete, to defecate, to give birth
ほら
hora to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss; to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished; to expel (from the body), to excrete, to defecate, to give birth
ほり
hori to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss; to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished; to expel (from the body), to excrete, to defecate, to give birth
抛ッ
hou to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss; to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished; to expel (from the body), to excrete, to defecate, to give birth
放ッ
hi to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss; to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished; to expel (from the body), to excrete, to defecate, to give birth
ほる
horu to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss; to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished; to expel (from the body), to excrete, to defecate, to give birth
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