Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1382 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 13
Meaning: isolate, alternate, distance, separate, gulf
Kunyomi: へだ.てる, へだ.たる
Onyomi: カク
Composition: 阝 鬲
Radical: 阜
Meaning: mound, dam (阝 left)
Reading: こざと
Frequency: 348
Alternative forms:
隔 (カク) every other, second, alternate
隔月 (カクゲツ) every second month, every other month
遠隔 (エンカク) distant, remote, isolated
縦隔 (ジュウカク) mediastinum
隔てる (へだてる) to separate (by distance, time, etc.), to isolate, to partition, to divide, to interpose, to have between, to alienate, to estrange
隔たる (へだたる) to be distant