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Japanese symbol for “separable”

Romaji: bunrikanou
separable; detachable

In Japanese, separable is , read (bunrikanou).

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

  1. adj-na separable; detachable

Kanji and stroke order

part, minute of time, segment
on: ブン、フン、ブ
kun: わ.ける、わ.け、わ.かれる、わ.かる
4 strokes · JLPT 4
detach, separation, disjoin
on: リ
kun: はな.れる、はな.す
19 strokes · JLPT 1
can, passable, approval
on: カ、コク
kun: -べ.き、-べ.し
5 strokes · JLPT 2
ability, talent, skill
on: ノウ
kun: よ.く、あた.う
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “separable”

WordReadingMeaning
かぶん kabundivisible; separable

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じぶん jibunmyself; yourself; oneself
ぶぶん bubunportion; section; part
きぶん kibunfeeling; mood
はんぶん hanbunhalf
ぶんや bun'yafield; sphere; realm
たぶん tabunprobably; likely; perhaps
きょり kyoridistance; range; interval
りこん rikondivorce
かのう kanoupossible; potential; practicable
きのう kinoufunction; facility; faculty

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.