Memory phrase for the Kanji: 別

別

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Meaning separate, distinction, difference, diverge, special

Pronunciation

BETSU
wakareru

Explanation

Left: var. of bone 歹, right: knife 刂

Mnemonic
 
Bones are easy to separate with a knife because they are easy to distinguish.

Radicals

歹 bare boneBones 歹 (vertebrae or rib) or variant of sitting person 夕,匕 under ground 一.
刂 cutVariation of sword 刀
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 Vocabulary

特別 とくべつ  special
別れる わかれる  to be divided, to part from, to separate, to bid farewell
別 べつ  distinction, difference, different, another, particular
別に べつに  (not) particularly, nothing
別売 べつばい  selling separately, not included in the price
個別 こべつ  particular case
別れ わかれ  parting, separation, farewell, (lateral) branch
別々 べつべつ  separately, individually
区別 くべつ  distinction, differentiation, classification

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