Moto 別: Separate; Branch Off; DivergeKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ベツ
- Kun'yomi
- わか(れる)、わ(ける)
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 551 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ベツ)
- 告別こくべつfarewell; leave-taking
- 特別とくべつspecial; particular
- 個別こべつindividual; separate
- 差別さべつdistinction; differentiation
- 別にべつに(not) particularly; (not) especially
- 別荘べっそうholiday house; vacation home
- 性別せいべつgender; distinction of sex
- 区別くべつdistinction; differentiation
- 別個べっこanother; different
- 決別けつべつseparation; farewell
- 無差別むさべつindiscrimination; without discrimination
- 別居べっきょseparation; living apart
- 分別ぶんべつseparation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification
- 別人べつじんdifferent person; another person
- 選別せんべつselection; classification
- 別院べついんbranch temple
- 別館べっかんannex (to a building); annexe
- 識別しきべつdiscrimination; discernment
- 大別たいべつgeneral classification; broad categorization
- 別名べつめいalias; pseudonym
- 戸別訪問こべつほうもんdoor-to-door visit; door-to-door canvassing (canvasing)
- 格別かくべつparticular; special
- 別問題べつもんだいdifferent thing; another question
- 特別区とくべつくspecial ward; administrative subdivision of a prefecture that has a directly elected mayor and assembly
- 産別さんべつindustrial union
- 別室べっしつseparate room; another room
- 別冊べっさつseparate volume; extra issue
- 種別しゅべつclassification; assortment
- 判別はんべつdistinction; discrimination
- 別べつdistinction; difference
- 別世界べっせかいanother world
- 別刷りべつずりexcerpt; offprint
- 別動隊べつどうたいflying column; detached force
- 別天地べってんちanother world
- 別巻べっかんseparate volume; extra issue
- 別当べっとうgroom; footman
- 別条べつじょうsomething unusual; something wrong
- 別格べっかくspecial; extraordinary
- 別棟べつむねseparate building; outbuilding
- 別段べつだんparticular; special
- 別物べつものanother thing; exception
- 別種べっしゅanother kind; distinct species
- 別紙べっしenclosure; annex
- 別途べっとseparate; special
- 別邸べっていsecondary residence; vacation home
- 別離べつりparting; separation
- 別項べっこうspecial heading; separate paragraph
- 千差万別せんさばんべつan infinite variety of; multifarious
- 峻別しゅんべつrigorous distinction
- 戸別こべつhouse-to-house; door-to-door
- 死別しべつbereavement
- 特別価格とくべつかかくdiscount price; special offer price
- 特別配当金とくべつはいとうきんspecial dividend
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 別れわかれparting; separation
- 物別れものわかれfailure to reach agreement
- 別れるわかれるto part (usu. of people); to part from
- 別れ話わかればなしtalk about divorce or separation
- 生き別れいきわかれlifelong separation
Other readings
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Kanji that often appear with 別
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