別

Meanings

1. distinction; difference; discrimination
2. separate; different; another; extra
3. exception; exclusion
4. classified by; ranked by; according to

Part of speech: noun, no-adjective, na-adjective, noun (suffix)

Kanji

• 別

  Meanings

  separate, branch off, diverge, fork

  On reading

  ベツ

  Kun reading

  わか.れる、わ.ける

  Strokes

  7

Example sentences

• また別のときにチェスをしましょう。

  Let's play chess another time.

  Tatoeba #195395 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• これらの本を主題別に分類してください。

  Please classify these books by subject.

  Tatoeba #217761 · CC BY 2.0 FR