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Kotomora

隔

isolate, alternate, distance, separate, gulf

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes13

Readings

On'yomi

  • カク

Kun'yomi

  • へだ.てる
  • へだ.たる

Meaning

隔 centers on creating or having a gap that separates things: isolating, distancing, or alternating between two sides. The gulf sense is a strong spatial separation.

Most common words using 隔

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  • 隔離かくり

    isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

  • 遠隔えんかく

    distant; remote; isolated

  • 間隔かんかく
    N2

    space; interval

  • 隔てへだて

    partition; distinction

  • 隔絶かくぜつ

    isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility; sequestration

  • 隔週かくしゅう
    N1

    every other week; every two weeks

  • 隔たりへだたり

    distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm; estrangement

  • 隔壁かくへき

    barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm

  • 横隔膜おうかくまく

    diaphragm

  • 等間隔とうかんかく

    at regular intervals; evenly spaced

  • 隔てるへだてる
    N2

    to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to partition; to divide

  • 隔月かくげつ
    N1

    every second month; every other month

  • 隔かく

    every other; second; alternate

  • 隔世かくせい

    separation of ages; being of a different age

  • 隔年かくねん

    biennially; every second year; every other year

  • 隔日かくじつ
    N1

    every other day; every second day

  • 隔たるへだたる
    N1

    to be distant

  • ウイルス隔離ウイルスかくり

    virus removal; virus sweep

  • ブロック間隔ブロックかんかく

    interblock gap; IBG

  • レコード間隔レコードかんかく

    interrecord gap; IRG

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Etymology

隔 combines ⻖ (mound, hill) with 鬲, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of a barrier or separation. The mound radical suggests a physical obstacle that creates distance.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side ⻖ is a hill, and the right side 鬲 looks like a cauldron with legs. Picture a hill separating you from a cooking pot, creating a gulf that isolates you from the food.

Reading mnemonic

For カク, imagine a huge crack in the ground that isolates two sides: crack -> カク, and the gap separates everything.