別
わか.れる
wakareru
JLPT N47 strokesKanjiLevel 13 - JLPT N4
Quick answer
別 is the kanji for "Fork / Extra / Diverge". A common reading is わか.れる (wakareru). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Fork / Extra / Diverge
Also : Fork · Extra · Diverge · Another · Separate · Specially
Readings
kunわか.れる/ wakarerukunわ.ける/ wakeruonべつ/ betsu
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Memory Aid
Meaning ·
The kanji 別 represents 'SEPARATE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of separate.
Reading ·
On-reading: べつ — remember this sound by associating it with separate. Kun-reading: わか.れる.
Example Sentences
別の方法を試しました。
べつのほうほうをためしました。
I tried a different method.
駅でお別れしました。
えきでおわかれしました。
We said goodbye at the station.
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