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Kanji Detail for 別 - "separate, different, special"

別

  • Meaning

    別 means "separate, different, special."

    1. Separate - To part; to divide.

    2. Different - Not the same; distinct.

    3. Special - Particular; unique.

  • Words using 別

    • 告別 こくべつ Listen farewell; leave-taking
    • 特別 とくべつ Listen special; particular; extraordinary
    • 差別 さべつ Listen distinction; differentiation; discrimination
    • 別に べつに Listen (not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially
    • 別れ わかれ Listen parting (of people); separation; farewell
    • 別荘 べっそう Listen holiday house; vacation home; villa
    • 別表 べっぴょう Listen annexed (statistical) table
    • 性別 せいべつ Listen (distinction of) sex; gender

  • Four-character idioms with 別

    • 千差万別 せんさばんべつ Listen an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
    • 思慮分別 しりょふんべつ Listen discreet and well-advised judgment; wise and mature judgment; making judgment with prudence
    • 愛別離苦 あいべつりく Listen the pain of separation from loved ones
    • 教外別伝 きょうげべつでん Listen Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment; spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters; spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind

  • Tattoo check: 別

    • Verified meaning: separate, different, special
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ふくき, ふくぎ, ふくしげ, ふくち)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 別

    Surnames 別(ふくき)Listen 別(ふくぎ)Listen 別(ふくしげ)Listen 別(ふくち)Listen 別(ふくの)Listen 別(べつ)Listen 別(べついん)Listen 別(べっとう)Listen 別(みねあき)Listen 別(みねき)Listen 別(みねの)Listen 別(わけ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    separate; branch off; diverge; fork; another; extra; specially

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    separate, other; do not

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Bie

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to separate, to distinguish, to classify; to leave; other; do not, must not

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To divide. Such as 區別, meaning to distinguish. | To part. Such as 作別 (bid farewell), 送別 (see off). | What is not within the scope is called 別. Such as 別情 (other circumstances), 別故 (other reasons). Having a different style is called 別致.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    betsu(ベツ) ベツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    wa.keru(わ-ける) わ-ける

    waka.reru(わ-かれる) わ-かれる

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    刀 刂 (katana・ritto)

  • Related Keywords

    separate different special branch out distinguish other alternative distinct diverse divide exclusive independent individual sever specific unique unlike varied classify

Sentences including 別

  • Please bill us separately.

  • You should know better at your age.

  • I thought he was my special friend.

  • Would you bring me another one , please?

  • Animals cannot distinguish right from wrong.

  • I heard about it from another source last year.

  • We are going to hold a farewell party for him.

  • We now turn to a different problem.

  • I have found another job.

  • To say is one thing , and to do is another.

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