Word details

別当

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 別当.

Dictionary

Entry

別当っとNounFreq #68032
1

groom; footman; stableman; equerry

2

steward; intendant

3

Archaic

head of an institution, esp. religious; head of one institution serving also as the head of another

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially

7 strokesFrequency 214JLPT N3Grade 4

On

ベツ

Kun

わか.れるわ.ける

Nanori

べっ

hit, right, appropriate, himself

6 strokesFrequency 91JLPT N2Grade 2

On

トウ

Kun

あ.たるあ.たりあ.てるあ.てまさ.にまさ.にべし

Nanori

たい

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