JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 隔: "isolate, alternate, distance"
The kanji 隔 means "isolate, alternate, distance, separate, gulf". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カク in on'yomi and へだ.てる, へだ.たる 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)
カク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
へだ.てるへだ.たる
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 | isolate, alternate, distance, separate, gulf |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1382 of 2,501 |
Common words with 隔
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 隔てるto separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to partition; to divide · to interpose; to have between
- 間隔space; interval · space character; whitespace
- 隔離isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
- 隔絶isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion
- 遠隔distant; remote; isolated
- 等間隔at regular intervals; evenly spaced
- 隔たりdistance; difference; gap; disparity
- 遠隔操作remote control; remote operation
- 隔壁barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum
- 分け隔てなく(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike
- 隔たるto be distant
- 隔every other; second; alternate
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