別 — separate, branch off, diverge

わかれる別 separate

U+5225 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 4 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 7 strokes Freq #214 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #94 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

separate
branch off
diverge
fork
another
extra
specially

word

わか waka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

別(わか) れる wakareru to part 別(わか) れ wakare parting

べつ betsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

別(べつ) betsu different 特(とく) 別(べつ) tokubetsu special 別(べつ) に betsuni not particularly 差(さ) 別(べつ) sabetsu discrimination 個(こ) 別(べつ) kobetsu individual 区(く) 別(べつ) kubetsu distinction 識(しき) 別(べつ) shikibetsu identification 性(せい) 別(べつ) seibetsu sex 別(べっ) 途(と) betto separately

Stroke order

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