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別

Kanji 別: meaning "separate, different", readings, stroke order

The kanji 別 means "separate, different". On'yomi: ベツ; kun'yomi: わかれる. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
separate, different
On'yomi
ベツ
Kun'yomi
わかれる
Strokes
7
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 別

  • 特別 とくべつ — Special
  • 別 べつ — distinction, different
  • 別れる わかれる — to part from, to separate
  • 差別 さべつ — Discrimination
  • 区別 くべつ — distinction, differentiation, classification
  • 別れ わかれ — parting, separation, farewell
  • 別に べつに — (not) particularly, nothing
  • 格別 かくべつ — exceptional
  • 性別 せいべつ — sex, gender
  • 送別 そうべつ — farewell, send-off
  • 別荘 べっそう — villa; vacation home; summer cottage
  • 別々 べつべつ — separately, individually

Stroke order · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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