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11 別 Separate

Radical Combination

Readings

On’yomi

べつ

Kun’yomi

わか

Nanori

None

Meaning Mnemonic

In your mouth you put a sword and a knife. Now that you have them in there, you have to make them separate from each other.

Reading Mnemonic

Why are you trying to make a sword and knife separate in your mouth? Because someone bets you (べつ) can't do it.

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