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見分け

miwake

Description

「見分け」は、二つ以上の物や人を見て、その違いが分かることです。

"見分け" means being able to see two or more things or people and recognize their differences.

よく「見分けがつく」「見分けがつかない」という形で使います。

It is often used in the forms "見分けがつく" (can distinguish) and "見分けがつかない" (cannot distinguish).

Meanings

見分けmiwake

telling apart; distinction between things

この二つは見分けが難しい。

These two are hard to tell apart.

Related words

見分ける区別見極め判別違い

Notes

  • Etymology

    noun form of 見分ける (見る 'to see' + 分ける 'to separate'), meaning to distinguish by sight.

  • Nuance

    usually appears in 見分けがつく/つかない, meaning one can/cannot tell things apart.

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