Word Meaning 別当

べっとう bettou

別当 is read as べっとう (bettou) and means head of an institution, esp. religious.

Meaning

English

  1. head of an institution, esp. religious
  2. head of one institution serving also as the head of another
  3. steward
  4. intendant
  5. groom
  6. footman
  7. stableman
  8. equerry

Reading

Kana

べっとう

Romaji

bettou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 20096 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

特別配当金

とくべつはいとうきん

special dividend

系統別総当り

けいとうべつそうあたり

rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same family

一門別総当り

いちもんべつそうあたり

obsolete rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same group of stables

個人別総当り

こじんべつそうあたり

hypothetical rule allowing match-ups between wrestlers regardless of their stable affiliation

家族別総当り

かぞくべつそうあたり

rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same family

部屋別総当り

へやべつそうあたり

rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same stable

別居

べっきょ

separation

別段

べちだん

(not) particularly

別途

べっと

separately

別表

べっぴょう

annexed (statistical) table

別格

べっかく

special

別種

べっしゅ

another kind