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別
separate
Meanings
separate RTK
Community Mnemonic
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A wise old samurai keeps his hostages (with their mouths bound up to keep them quiet) in a separate room from his swords. Putting them together would be a silly mistake.
Source: Kanji Koohii community
Radical Components
On'yomi
べつ
Kun'yomi
わか