別
別 — separate, branch off, diverge
- JLPT
- JLPT N4
- Strokes
- 7
- Taught in
- School year 4
- Frequency
- #214 most common
Readings
On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.
- On'yomi
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- べつ betsu
- べつ betsu
- Kun'yomi
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- わか.れる waka.reru
- わ.ける wa.keru
- わか.れる waka.reru
Words that use 別
A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.
- 別 べつ distinction JLPT N4
- 特別 とくべつ special JLPT N4
- 別れる わかれる to part (usu. of people) JLPT N4
- 区別 くべつ distinction JLPT N3
- 差別 さべつ distinction JLPT N3
- 別れ わかれ parting (of people) JLPT N3
- 別に べつに (not) particularly JLPT N3
- 格別 かくべつ particular JLPT N2
- 性別 せいべつ (distinction of) sex JLPT N2
- 送別 そうべつ farewell JLPT N2