区別 — meaning in English
kubetsu
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English meaning
- differentiation noun The act or process of differentiating (generally, without a specialized sense).
- discriminate verb To treat a person or group unfairly because of a characteristic such as race, age, or gender.
- discrimination noun Unfair treatment of a person or group based on characteristics like race, gender, or age.
- distinction noun A difference or contrast between two things.
- distinguish verb To recognize the difference between two or more things.
- distinguishable adj Able, or easily able to be distinguished.
Senses
区別 is used for these senses in English:
- differentiation The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.
- discriminate (transitive) To set apart as being different; to mark as different; to separate from another by discerning differences; to distinguish.
- discrimination (uncountable, countable) Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with the intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions. [from early 17th c.]
- distinction That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.
- distinguish To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.
- distinguishable Able, or easily able to be distinguished.
differentiation — full definition
- noun The act or process of differentiating (generally, without a specialized sense).
- noun The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.
- noun The process of developing distinct components.
- noun The process by which the components of multicellular life (cells, organs, etc.) are produced and acquire function, as when a seed develops the root and stem, and the initial stem develops the leaf, branches, and flower buds.
discriminate — full definition
- verb To treat a person or group unfairly because of a characteristic such as race, age, or gender.
- verb To recognize a difference between things.