別 — kanji meaning “separate”
別
separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially
- Meanings
- separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially
- On'yomi
- ベツ (betsu)
- Kun'yomi
- わか.れる、わ.ける
- Name readings
- べっ
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #214 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 18
- Chinese reading
- bié — Chinese character page
Words with 別
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 特別 | とくべつ tokubetsu | special; particular; extraordinary |
| 別に | べつに betsuni | (not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially |
| 差別 | さべつ sabetsu | distinction; differentiation; discrimination |
| 別れ | わかれ wakare | parting (of people); separation; farewell |
| 区別 | くべつ kubetsu | distinction; differentiation; discrimination |
| 性別 | せいべつ seibetsu | (distinction of) sex; gender |
| 別荘 | べっそう bessou | holiday house; vacation home; villa |
| 個別 | こべつ kobetsu | individual; separate; personal |
| 識別 | しきべつ shikibetsu | distinction; discrimination; discernment |
| 分別 | ぶんべつ bunbetsu | separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination |
| 別名 | べつめい betsumei | another name; different name; synonym |
| 別れる | わかれる wakareru | to part (usu. of people); to part from; to part with |
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