# 隔 — isolate; every other

隔 means “isolate; every other”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: カク (kaku). Kun'yomi: へだ(てる) (hedateru). You'll see it in words such as 隔てる (hedateru, “to separate; to isolate”).

- Meaning: isolate; every other
- On'yomi: カク (kaku)
- Kun'yomi: へだ(てる) (hedateru)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Size & position 2

## How to remember 隔

Parts: 阝 town; hill · 一 one; floor · 口 mouth; box · 冂 frame · 儿 legs

## Words with 隔

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 隔てる | へだてる (hedateru) | to separate; to isolate |
| 隔たり | へだたり (hedatari) | distance; difference |
| 隔て | へだて (hedate) | partition; division |

## Don't confuse it with

[融](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fuse/)

## More in the “Size & position 2” set

[圏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/zone/) · [縦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/vertical/) · [隔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/isolate/) · [仰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/look-upward/) · [傍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beside/) · [隙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gap/)

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