べつ
別

noun

  1. distinction, difference, discrimination.

takes genitive case の, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. separate, different, another, extra.

noun

Oft. as 別として.
  1. exception, exclusion.

noun used as a suffix

  1. classified by, ranked by, according to.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
べつ
別
 別 べつ ✔
べち
別
 別 べち

Contained Kanji Breakdown

separate, branch off, diverge
ベツ　わか.れる　べっ (4th, N4)
cut flesh from bone(剮) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ