JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
別 means separate, branch off, diverge. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 7 strokes, read わかれる or わける or べつ. It contains 刂 (knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)), and at least one further part our source data does not name. It appears in 特別 (special) and 別れる (to part from / to separate).
別 is written in 7 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
別 breaks into 1 part.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 別 | べつ | distinction / different |
| 特別 | とくべつ | special |
| 別れる | わかれる | to part from / to separate |
These use 刂 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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