Learn JLPT N4 Kanji 別 (betsu)

Meaning of 別意味

separate, branch off, diverge

Onyomi 音読み

ベツ
betsu

Kunyomi 訓読み

わか(れる)、わ(ける)
waka(reru), wa(keru)

Learn Japanese kanji: 別【ベツ / わか(れる)、わ(ける) 】

Meaning: separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra.

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How to write 別 - stroke order:

Stroke Count: 7

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別 - Example Sentences 例文

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Example #1

彼はまるで別人だ。

かれはまるでべつじんだ。

kare wa maru de betsu jin da.

He's like a completely different person.

Example #2

日本で差別されたことがありますか？

にほんでさべつされたことがありますか？

nihon de sabetsu wo sareta koto ga arimasu ka?

Have you ever been discriminated against in Japan?

Example #3

私たちは別れよう。

わたしたちはわかれよう。

watashitachi wa wakare you.

Let's break up.

Example #4

彼と別れた。

かれとわかれた。

kare to wakareta.

I broke up with him.

Example #5

大雨や大雪の日は別として、私は毎日ランニングをしている。

おおあめやおおゆきのひはべつとして、わたしはまいにちランニングをしている。

ooame ya ooyuki no hi wa betsu toshite, watashi wa mainichi ranningu o shiteiru.

Apart from days with heavy rain and heavy snow, I run every day.

Example #6

合格できるかどうかは別として、チャレンジしてみることは大切だ。

ごうかくできるかどうかはべつとして、チャレンジしてみることはたいせつだ。

goukaku dekiru ka dou ka wa betsu toshite, charenji shite miru koto wa taisetu da.

Regardless of whether or not you can pass, it's important to challenge yourself.

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Meaning of 別 意味