別

Separate

Also: Branch Off, Diverge, Fork, Another, Distinction, Separation

On'yomi

  • べつ betsu

Kun'yomi

  • わか(れる) wakareru
  • わ wa
Stroke count
7
Radical
刀 knife · Kangxi radical 18
JLPT level
N4
School grade
Grade 4

別 has 7 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 刀 (knife), number 18. Hashidari places it at JLPT N4. Japanese students learn it in grade 4 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N4 kanji list · Grade 4 kanji list · All kanji