JLPT N3 · Adverb

別に (betsuni)

別に (べつに, betsuni) is a Japanese adverb meaning “(not) particularly; (not) especially”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: べつに
Romaji: betsuni
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially · adverb · with neg. sentence
separately; apart; additionally; extra · adverb

Example sentences

たまにまる一日ぼけっとしていても別に悪い事じゃない。

It's no crime to just idle the whole day once in a while.

Tatoeba #203279

ソースを別にください。

I'd like the sauce on the side.

Tatoeba #213762

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 別に

別

separate, branch off, divergeベツ・わか.れる・わ.ける · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 別に.

別べつdistinction特別とくべつspecial別れるわかれるto part (usu. of people)区別くべつdistinction差別さべつdistinction別れわかれparting (of people)格別かくべつparticular性別せいべつ(distinction of) sex送別そうべつfarewell別荘べっそうholiday house別々べつべつseparate個別こべつindividual一別いちべつparting

Source: JMdict entry 1509480 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.