べつ

別

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    distinction, difference, discrimination

  2. nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no', adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    separate, different, another, extra

    • また別のときにチェスをしましょう。
      Let's play chess another time.

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    exception, exclusion
    oft. as 別として

  4. noun, used as a suffix

    classified by, ranked by, according to

    • これらの本を主題別に分類してください。
      Please classify these books by subject.