別 (べつ)distinction; difference; discrimination
- distinction; difference; discriminationnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- separate; different; anothernouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no', adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
- exception; exclusionnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- classified by; ranked by; according tonoun, used as a suffix
Kanji in 別
Words that share its kanji
- 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
- 別れわかれparting; separation
- 別荘べっそうholiday house; vacation home
- 別表べっぴょうannexed (statistical) table
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