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隔
On'yomi
カク
KAKU
Kun'yomi
へだ.てる・へだ.たる
hedateru / hedataru
isolate · alternate · distance · separate · gulf
Details
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Frequency#1382
Radical阜mound(8)
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Component Breakdown
隔=
阝鬲
hill + 鬲
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of hill and phonetic. Separating by hill.
Symbolism
Isolation, interval, separate. Represents separating.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
隔靴掻痒
かっかそうよう
being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe); having an itch that one cannot scratch; being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe)
隔世遺伝
かくせいいでん
atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; atavism