別 Kanji – separate
The Japanese kanji 別 can mean separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially.
Meaning and Readings
How is 別 read?
別 has the onyomi reading ベツ and the kunyomi readings わかれる, わける.
In romaji, these readings can be written as betsu, wakareru, wakeru.
Common Japanese Words Using 別
These common Japanese words contain 別. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 格別（かくべつ） — particular, special, exceptional, especial
- 鑑別（かんべつ） — discrimination, judgement, judgment, separation, sorting
- 区別（くべつ） — distinction, differentiation, discrimination, difference
- 決別（けつべつ） — separation, farewell, parting
- 個別（こべつ） — individual, separate, personal, case-by-case
- 告別（こくべつ） — farewell, leave-taking
- 差別（さべつ） — distinction, differentiation, discrimination
- 識別（しきべつ） — distinction, discrimination, discernment, identification
- 種別（しゅべつ） — classification, assortment
- 性別（せいべつ） — (distinction of) sex, gender