7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N4

separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially

Kun'yomi
  • to part (usu. of people) ②to separate (of a couple) ③to lose (e.g. one's mother)
  • to divide (into) ②to share ③to distinguish ④to break up (a fight)
On'yomi
  • distinction ②separate ③exception ④classified by
Nanori
  • べっ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ベツ 83.5%
わかれる 11.7%
べっ 4.8%
ける 0.0%

Character Breakdown

separate, branch off, diverge
ベツ わか.れる べっ (4th, N4)
cut flesh from bone(剮) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ

Contained In

Common Words

distinction ②separate ③exception ④classified by
(not) particularly ②separately
to part (usu. of people) ②to separate (of a couple) ③to lose (e.g. one's mother)
different person
holiday house ②prison
distinction ②discrimination (against people)
distinction
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References

Unicode hex code 5225
JIS X 0208 1-42-44
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 674
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 467
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1117
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1924
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 267
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 267
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 508
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 127
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 607
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 490
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 227
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 397
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.12
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 188
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 91
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2f5.3
Four corner code 6220.0
De Roo Code 3743