Japanese symbol for “isolate”
隔てる
へだてる
Romaji: hedateru
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to partition; to divide
In Japanese, isolate is 隔てる, read へだてる (hedateru).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- v1, vt to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to partition; to divide
- v1, vt to interpose; to have between
- v1, vt to alienate; to estrange
Written forms: 隔てる、距てる. Readings: へだてる.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “isolate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孤立概念 | こりつがいねん koritsugainen | isolate |
| アイソレート | アイソレート aisoreeto | isolate |
| 切り分ける | きりわける kiriwakeru | to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate |
| 取り切る | とりきる torikiru | to block off; to isolate |
| 隔つ | へだつ hedatsu | to separate; to isolate; to partition |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 間隔 | かんかく kankaku | space; interval |
| 隔離 | かくり kakuri | isolation; segregation; separation |
| 遠隔 | えんかく enkaku | distant; remote; isolated |
| 隔て | へだて hedate | partition; division; barrier |
| 隔たり | へだたり hedatari | distance; difference; gap |
See also: Chinese symbol for “isolate”.
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