Jisho

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7 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
214 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 別 【ベツ】 distinction, difference, discrimination, separate, different, another, extra, exception, exclusion, classified by, ranked by, according to
  • 別院 【ベツイン】 branch temple
  • 無差別 【ムサベツ】 indiscrimination, without discrimination, indiscriminate
  • 告別 【コクベツ】 farewell, leave-taking

Kun reading compounds

  • 別れる 【わかれる】 to part (usu. of people), to part from, to part with, to be apart from, to separate (of a couple), to break up, to divorce, to lose (e.g. one's mother), to be bereaved
  • 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell

Readings

Japanese names:
べっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bie2
Korean:
byeol

Spanish

  • separar
  • aparte
  • distinto
  • dividirse

Portuguese

  • separar
  • ramo desligado
  • divergir
  • garfo
  • outro
  • extra
  • especialmente

French

  • séparer
  • spécialement
  • diverger
  • extra
  • un autre
508 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
607 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
579 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
255 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
674 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
288 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
127 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
435 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.12 Japanese for Busy People
267 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
267 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
397 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
188 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1434 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
760 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1032 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
91 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1924 Morohashi
1117 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
467 New Nelson (John Haig)
90 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
94 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
227 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
490 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3743 2001 Kanji
2f5.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-2 SKIP code
6220.0 Four corner code
1-42-44 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5225 Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
Variants:
annexed, accompany, marry, suit, meet, satisfy, attach, append, garnish, imitate
Kun:
そ.えるそ.う
On:
テン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1501 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 添乗 【テンジョウ】 accompanying (on a trip), escorting (a tour group)
  • 添加物 【テンカブツ】 additive
  • 水添 【スイテン】 hydrogenation
  • 別添 【ベッテン】 attachment, annexation, addendum, appendix

Kun reading compounds

  • 添える 【そえる】 to garnish, to accompany (as a card does a gift), to add to as support, to prop up, to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.), to mimic, to imitate, to draw something near to oneself, to approach nearby
  • 添う 【そう】 to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.), to satisfy, to comply with, to live up to, to accompany, to go with, to stay by one's side, to associate with (someone), to mix with, to marry, to wed, to be added
  • 添水 【そうず】 water-filled bamboo tube in Japanese garden which clacks against a stone when emptied

Readings

Japanese names:
そえ、 ぞい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tian1
Korean:
cheom

Spanish

  • anexo
  • añadidura
  • adición
  • añadir
  • anexar

Portuguese

  • anexar
  • acompanhar
  • casa
  • terno
  • reunião
  • satisfazer
  • adorna
  • imitar

French

  • annexer
  • accompagner
  • se marier
  • joindre
  • satisfaire
  • ajouter
  • garnir
  • imiter
1631 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1396 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2601 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1656 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1480 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1338 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1433 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1523 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1131 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1215 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
641 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
390 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
485 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
641 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17698 Morohashi
529 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3201 New Nelson (John Haig)
634 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
684 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1459 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
340 2001 Kanji
3a8.22 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
3213.3 Four corner code
1-37-26 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6dfb Unicode hex code