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別に

べつに

(not) particularly

Mnemonic

Betsy べつに asks whether you like it. Not enough to separate it out from anything else on the pile, no: べつに.

Worth knowing

Nearly always with a negative, and often the whole answer on its own, a shrug in one word. 別 べつ without the に is separate, or another one.

Built from

separate, different
刂 a standing blade cutting one thing away from the rest.

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