Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Historical term
lord (hereditary title for imperial descendants in outlying regions)
With neg. sentence
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially
separately; apart; additionally; extra
Common noun
distinction; difference; discrimination
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun
separate; different; another; extra
Common noun; Oft. as 別として
exception; exclusion
Noun, used as a suffix
classified by; ranked by; according to
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
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
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)
Also written as 頒ける
to sell
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
parting; farewell
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
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Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
The prisoner’s mouth was bound up as the guards prepared the ceremonial saber - he was about to have his head separated from his body.
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