Kanji: 別

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:	刀(刂) Radical name: かたな（りっとう）
Meaning:	Separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 200 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	特別(とくべつ)	special
N4	別(べつ)	different
N4	別(わか)れる	to separate
N3	区別(くべつ)	distinction, differentiation, classification
N3	差別(さべつ)	discrimination, distinction, differentiation
N3	別(べつ)に	(not) particularly, nothing
N3	別(わか)れ	parting, separation, farewell
N2	格別(かくべつ)	exceptional
N2	性別(せいべつ)	distinction by sex, sex, gender
N2	送別(そうべつ)	farewell, send-off
N2	別荘(べっそう)	holiday house, villa
N2	別々(べつべつ)	separately, individually
N1	一別(いちべつ)	parting
N1	個別(こべつ)	particular case