別 means separate
branch off, diverge, fork, another
A knife slices between two people: separate.
On'yomi
- ベツbetsu
Kun'yomi
- わか(れる)wakareru
- わ(ける)wakeru
Stroke order
Common words
- 別べつdistinction; difference
- 送別そうべつfarewell; send-off
- 大別たいべつgeneral classification; broad categorization
- 特別とくべつspecial; particular
Through history
Oracle bone
Seal- Today