隔てる
- Word
- 隔てる
- Reading
- へだてる
- Level
- N1
- Part of speech
- verb
- Meaning
- to separate, to partition
- Example
二つの国は高い山脈を隔てて隣り合っている。 The two countries are adjacent to each other, separated by a high mountain range.
- Confused with
分ける (to divide) - 分ける means to divide into parts physically or abstractly, whereas 隔てる means to place a barrier between things.