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ではありません。

I'm not particularly angry.

別 べつ
それはまた別の話だ。

That is another story.

不都合 ふつごう
その日は不都合なので、別の日に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
今日は特別な日なので、レストランで食事をしました。

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

ケース ケース
このようなケースでは、特別な対応が必要になります。

In such cases, special measures are required.

別れる わかれる
駅で友達と別れて、家に帰った。

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

未練 みれん
彼は別れた恋人にまだ未練があるようだ。

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

別人 べつじん
彼女は化粧をすると、まるで別人のように見える。

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

観 かん
髪を短くしただけで、彼には別人の観があった。

Just by cutting his hair short, he seemed like a different person.

別れ わかれ
卒業式で先生と別れの挨拶を交わした。

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

Example Vocabulary

別に

べつに

not particularly; not especially; separately

別

べつ

separate; different; distinction

特別

とくべつ

special; particular; extraordinary

別れる

わかれる

to separate; to part; to break up; to bid farewell

別人

べつじん

another person; a different person; somebody else

別れ

わかれ

parting; farewell; separation

お別れ

おわかれ

to say goodbye; to part from

性別

せいべつ

gender; sex

別々

べつべつ

separate; separately

区別

くべつ

distinction; differentiation

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