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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

  1. noun The act or process of differentiating (generally, without a specialized sense).
  2. 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.
  3. noun The process of developing distinct components.
  4. 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

  1. verb To treat a person or group unfairly because of a characteristic such as race, age, or gender.
  2. verb To recognize a difference between things.

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