JLPT N4 · 7 strokes
Kanji 別: "separate, branch off, diverge"
The kanji 別 means "separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read ベツ in on'yomi and わか.れる, わ.ける in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ベツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
わか.れるわ.ける
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 214 of 2,501 |
Common words with 別
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 別に(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially · separately; apart; additionally; extra
- 別distinction; difference; discrimination · separate; different; another; extra
- 特別special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional
- 別れるto part (usu. of people); to part from; to part with; to be apart from · to separate (of a couple); to break up; to divorce
- 別れparting (of people); separation; farewell · breakup
- 別人different person; another person; someone else; changed man
- お別れadieu, séparation
- 区別distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
- 別々separate; respective; different
- 性別(distinction of) sex; gender
- 差別distinction; differentiation; discrimination · discrimination (against people)
- 格別particular; special; exceptional; especial · particularly; especially; exceptionally
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