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

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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

15 strokes
Radical:
run 走 (赱)
Parts:
purport, gist, elegance, interest, proceed to, tend, become
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1153 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 趣旨 【シュシ】 meaning, point (e.g. of a statement), gist, effect, goal, intent, object, aim, point
  • 趣向 【シュコウ】 plan, idea, design, plot, taste, liking, preference
  • 異趣 【イシュ】 extraordinary appearance
  • 意趣 【イシュ】 grudge, malice, spite, intention, disposition, obstinacy, reason, revenge

Kun reading compounds

  • 趣 【おもむき】 meaning, tenor, gist, effect, influence, appearance, aspect, grace, charm, refinement, taste, elegance
  • 趣のある 【おもむきのある】 tasteful, elegant, refined, charming, attractive
  • 赴く 【おもむく】 to go in the direction of, to proceed toward, to proceed according to, to repair to, to betake oneself to, to become, to face (facts, circumstances, etc.), to abide by, to agree to, to consent to, to obey

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qu4, cu4
Korean:
chwi, chug

Spanish

  • significado
  • sentido
  • apariencia
  • proceder

Portuguese

  • essência
  • continuar para
  • tender
  • tornar-se

French

  • teneur
  • fond
  • aspect
  • apparence
  • sens
  • tendance
  • devenir
1350 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1193 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4544 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1047 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1790 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2422 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1002 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1039 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
310 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1758 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4111 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2087 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2827 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
828 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
37207 Morohashi
3317 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5854 New Nelson (John Haig)
820 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
883 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1805 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1470 2001 Kanji
6e9.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-7-8 SKIP code
4780.4 Four corner code
4180.4 Four corner code
1-28-81 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8da3 Unicode hex code