Word Meaning 隔てる (Hedateru): to Alienate, to Estrange

Meaning

English

to alienate
to estrange
to interpose
to have between
to separate (by distance, time, etc.)
to isolate
to partition
to divide

Reading

Kana

へだてる

Romaji

hedateru

Writing Variants

距てる へだてる hedateru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 6635 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

隔たる

へだたる

to be distant

隔日

かくじつ

every other day

隔離

かくり

isolation

隔月

かくげつ

every second month

隔たり

へだたり

distance

隔週

かくしゅう

every other week

隔て

へだて

partition

隔年

かくねん

biennially

隔世

かくせい

separation of ages

隔絶

かくぜつ

isolation

隔壁

かくへき

barrier wall

隔世の感

かくせいのかん

feeling that one is living in a completely different age

Example Sentences

2

海とこれを隔てるのは何ですか？

What is it that separates this from the sea?

罪を犯す人と犯さない人とを隔てる壁は我々が考えているより薄い。

The wall separating criminals from non-criminals is not as thick as we think.