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別 kanji
separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially
- JLPT level
- N4 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- Grade 4 (elementary school)
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On readings
ベツ
Kun readings
わかれるわける
Words with 別
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —特別背任aggravated breach of trust
- —特別報酬special reward
- —分別ゴミdividing up rubbish into burnable and non-burnable
- —特別割引special discount
- —一別以来since our last meeting; since we parted
- —思慮分別discreet and well-advised judgment; wise and mature judgment; making judgment with prudence
- —知恵分別wisdom and good (common sense) judgment
- —取捨分別make a choice among many; select the good (desirable, necessary, relevant) and discard the rest; decision to adopt or reject
- —別居結婚commuter marriage
- —特別抗告special kokoku appeal
- —特別法犯violations of special law
- —差別発言discriminatory remark; hate speech
- —ゴミ分別separating rubbish (for recycling, etc.)
- —鼻先分別superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking; half-baked (foolish, ill-advised) idea
- —とは別にin addition to; apart from
- —教外別伝Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment; spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters; spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind
- —男女差別sexual discrimination; sexism
- —年齢差別age discrimination; agism
- —階級差別classism; class discrimination
- —家柄差別discrimination by birth or rank