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KanjiN4Grade 4 · 小47 strokesRadical 刀#214 in newspapers

別 · separate, branch off

別 is a kanji meaning separate, branch off, diverge, fork. It has 7 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ベツbetsu

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • わかれるwakareru
  • わけるwakeru

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 別 · 14 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 別
WordReadingMeaningLevel
別べつdistinction, differentN4
特別とくべつspecialN4
別れるわかれるto part from, to separateN4
区別くべつdistinction, differentiation, classificationN3
差別さべつdiscrimination, differentiationN3
別れわかれparting, separation, farewellN3
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More words that use 別
WordReadingMeaningLevel
別にべつに(not) particularly, nothingN3
格別かくべつexceptionalN2
性別せいべつsex, genderN2
送別そうべつfarewell, send-offN2
別荘べっそうvilla; vacation home; summer cottageN2
別々べつべつseparately, individuallyN2
個別こべつparticular caseN1
一別いちべつpartingN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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