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格別 (かくべつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

格かく別べつ

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective, noun

particular; special; exceptional

Describes something that stands out as notably different or superior; often used in the pattern 格別の～ or 格別に～.

今日きょうは格かく別べつに寒さむい。
It's exceptionally cold today.
彼かれは格かく別べつの才

さい

能のう

を

持も

っ

て

いる

。

He has exceptional talent.

2

adverb

particularly; especially; exceptionally

Adverbial use emphasizing a high degree; often interchangeable with 特に or とりわけ.

この料りょう理りは格かく別べつおいしい。
This dish is particularly delicious.

Written forms

格別Usage90%
- かくべつ
  Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
- かくべち
  out-dated reading
各別Usage6%
- かくべつ
  Variant kanji form; less common and may be confused with other readings.
- かくべち
  out-dated reading
かくべつUsage4%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for the adverbial sense.
かくべち
out-dated reading

Kanji

格status, rank, capacity
別separate, branch off, diverge
各each, every, either

Similar words

特とく別べつ
特別 is more common and neutral for 'special'; 格別 emphasizes an exceptional degree or quality, often with a nuance of being outstanding.
特とくに
特に is the standard adverb for 'especially'; 格別 is slightly more emphatic and less frequent in casual speech.

Etymology

Compound of 格 (status, standard) and 別 (separate, different), literally 'apart from the standard'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning has been 'exceptional' since at least the Edo period.