Kanji

別

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

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

リ部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ベツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

わかれる, わける

Nanori (Name Reading)

のぶ, わき, わく, わけ

Common Readings

ベツ, わか…れる

Example sentences

別に べつに
別に 怒っている わけ ありません

I'm not particularly angry.

べつ
それ また

That is another story.

不都合 ふつごう
その 不都合 なので 変更 して いただけませんか

Since that day is inconvenient, would you mind changing it to another day?

特別 とくべつ
今日 特別な ので レストラン 食事 しました

Today is a special day, so we had a meal at a restaurant.

ケース ケース
この よう ケース 特別 対応 必要 なります

In such cases, special measures are required.

別れる わかれる
友達 別れて 帰った

I parted with my friend at the station and went home.

未練 みれん
別れた 恋人 まだ 未練 ある ようだ

It seems he still has lingering feelings for his ex-girlfriend.

別人 べつじん
彼女 化粧 する まるで 別人 よう 見える

When she wears makeup, she looks like a completely different person.

呉下阿蒙 ごかのあもう
猛勉強 かつて 呉下阿蒙 別人 ような 博識家 なった

After intense study, he became a polymath, a completely different person from the unlearned man he once was.

別れ わかれ
卒業式 先生 別れ 挨拶 交わした

We exchanged farewell greetings with the teacher at the graduation ceremony.

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