Meanings

Separate, Branch Off, Diverge, Fork, Another, Extra, Specially

Radicals

刀

Decomposition

⿰另刂

Etymology

Ideographic: To draw boundaries 刂 between classes 另

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 7

Stroke Order

1 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

2 corner right-to-left

3 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

4 hook bottom-right-to-top-left

5 diagonal right-to-left

6 vertical right-to-left

7 hook right-to-left

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ベツ betsu

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

わ wa

わか waka

Words Using This Kanji

496 words total

ベツ (12 words)

別べつ

separate / another

性別せいべつ

sex / gender

大別だいべつ

rough classification / broad division

性差別せいさべつ

sex discrimination / gender discrimination

性の区別せいのくべつ

sex distinction / gender distinction

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わか (2 words)

別れるわかれる

to part ways / to separate / to break up

別れわかれ

parting / separation / farewell

Other (482 words)

separate

(not) particularly

above all

especially

irrespective (e.g. of age)

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