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Kanji 隔: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 隔: isolate, alternate, distance, separate, gulf

Key takeaways

Kanji 隔: isolate, alternate, distance, separate, gulf. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

隔
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Meaning

isolatealternatedistanceseparategulf

On reading

カク

Kun reading

へだ.てるへだ.たる

Radical

阜

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 隔

isolate, alternate, distance, separate, gulf

Kanji structure breakdown

隔

Structure breakdown

⻖ + 鬲

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

A hill (⻖) acts as a barrier or wall that keeps things apart. Just as a tripod cauldron (鬲) takes up its own space, this character represents the 'distance' or 'separation' between two points. Think of terms like interval (간격) or isolation (격리).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

カク
  • 隔週かくしゅう

    every other week / biweekly

  • 間隔かんかく

    space / gap / interval

Kun reading

へだ.てる
  • 隔たるへだたる

    to be distant / to be apart

  • 隔てるへだてる

    separate / divide / shut out

Commonly used words

  • 隔週
    かくしゅう

    every other week / biweekly

  • 間隔
    かんかく

    space / gap / interval

  • 隔たる
    へだたる

    to be distant / to be apart

  • 隔てる
    へだてる

    separate / divide / shut out

Example sentences

Example 1

隔週でゴミを出してください。

Translation

Please take out the trash every other week.

Example 2

隔週のミーティングに参加します。

Translation

I attend the meetings held every other week.

Example 3

東京と大阪は距離が隔たっている。

Translation

Tokyo and Osaka are distant from each other.

Example 4

価値観が大きく隔たっている。

Translation

Our values are very different.

Kanji 隔: isolate, alternate, distance, separate, gulf | Daily Nihongo