とりわけ・取り分け・取分けtoriwake[0]heiban (flat)

1. adverbespecially; particularly; above all
   とりわけ子供こどもたちは愛情あいじょうを必要ひつようとする。↗

   Above all, children need love.
2. nounportioning out (servings of food)

• Synonym殊にことにWrittenWritten style for 'especially, particularly', found mainly in prose; 「とりわけ」 stresses singling one item out of many.
• Synonym特にとくにNeutralThe most common everyday word for 'especially, particularly'; 「とりわけ」 is more written and stresses picking one out of many.
• Synonym格別かくべつNeutralMeans 'exceptionally good, especially so', highlighting something markedly better; 「とりわけ」 focuses on picking one item from many.
• Synonym特別とくべつNeutralMeans 'special, exceptional' and can serve as a na-adjective; in its 'especially' sense, 「とりわけ」 is used as an adverb.
• Synonym中でもなかでもNeutralMeans 'among them, especially', as in 「中でも彼が一番」; close to 「とりわけ」 but more colloquial.
• Synonym中にもなかにもNeutralAlso means 'among them, especially' but is slightly old-fashioned; in daily speech say 「中でも」.
• Related一段いちだんNeutralMeans 'even more, still more', comparing to before or to others, as in 「一段と優れている」; 「とりわけ」 singles one item out.
• Related格段かくだんNeutralMeans a large gap, far surpassing the rest, as in 「格段に良い」; 「とりわけ」 picks out one item from many.
• RelatedわけてWrittenWritten, old-fashioned word for 'above all, especially'; in everyday speech use 「とりわけ」.
• RelatedひときわNeutralMeans standing out conspicuously from the rest; 「とりわけ」 stresses the act of singling one out.
• RelatedなかんずくWrittenWritten word for 'especially, above all, most importantly'; 「とりわけ」 is the more common choice.
• Related別してべっしてWrittenWritten word for 'especially, particularly'; 「とりわけ」 is more common.
• RelatedひとしおNeutralMeans feeling something one layer deeper than usual; 「とりわけ」 stresses picking one item out of many.
• Antonym一律いちりつNeutralAntonym on whether things are treated differently: means 'uniform, across the board, treating all alike'.

Use 「とりわけ」 to single out one item from many; it also means serving out food. 「特に」 is the most common everyday choice, 「中でも」 for 'among them, especially'. For written prose use 「殊に」 or 「就中」; 「一際」 when something stands out conspicuously. The antonym 「一律」 means treating all alike.

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