This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ベツ、わか.れる、わ.ける
Romaji: betsu, waka.reru, wa.keru
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: べっ
Romaji: be
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially

Stroke Diagram

1234567

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  18
Frequency:  214
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-5-2
Korean Reading:  byeol
Chinese Reading:  bie2
Unicode:  5225
JIS:  4A4C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1117
Nelson Index: 674
New Nelson Index: 467
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2f5.3
Four Corner Index: 6220.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 579
Gakken Index: 255
Japanese Names Index: 435
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1924
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0235
Remembering the kanji Index: 90
Busy People Index: 2.12
Kanji Way Index: 227
Kanji Flashcards Index: 127
Kodansha Compact Index: 188
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 607
Kanji in Context Index: 397
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 760
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1032
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 91
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 94
Essential Kanji Index: 288
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1434
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3743
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 508
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 490

Words

(べつ、べち)
distinction; difference; different; another; particular; separate; extra; exception
特別 (とくべつ)
special
区別 (くべつ)
distinction; differentiation; classification
差別 (さべつ、しゃべつ、しゃべち)
discrimination; distinction; differentiation
別に (べつに)
(not) particularly; nothing; separately; apart
(わけ)
lord (hereditary title for imperial descendants in outlying regions)
別名 (べつめい、べつみょう)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
種別 (しゅべつ)
classification; assortment
別冊 (べっさつ)
separate volume; extra issue; supplement; additional volume; supplementary volume
個別 (こべつ)
particular case; discrete; individual; separate
Find More