分かち・分ち・別ち|わかちwakachi[3]odaka (tail-high)
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Which spelling to use
分かち分かち is the most common and most standard written form of this word; it combines kanji and kana and is the recommended choice for beginners.
分ち分ち is a less common kanji-and-kana written form of 分かち. Beginners should use 分かち instead.
別ち別ち is the least common of these three kanji-and-kana written forms. Beginners should use 分かち instead.
Definitions
- noundistinction; differentiation; discrimination
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym分別ぶんべつNeutralRead 「ぶんべつ」, this is the everyday word for sorting by type, as in 「ゴミの分別」; 「分かち」 leans toward telling differences apart and often appears as 「分かちなく」.
- Related分離ぶんりWrittenWritten/formal prose for keeping things separate, as in 「分離帯」; 「分かち」 instead stresses telling differences apart.
- Related分けわけNeutralCovers splitting things up or a tie, as in 「引き分け」; 「分かち」 is more written in flavor and centers on distinguishing.
- Antonym結合けつごうWrittenWritten/formal prose for combining or uniting things; on the distinguishing-versus-joining axis it is the opposite of 「分かち」.
- Antonym統合とうごうWrittenWritten/formal prose for integrating or unifying things; on the distinguishing-versus-unifying axis it is the opposite of 「分かち」.
「分かち」 is a literary word for distinction, met mostly in written set phrases such as 「昼夜の分かちなく」 and 「分かち書き」. Sorting garbage is 「分別」, splitting things up is 「分け」, separating them is 「分離」; 「結合」 and 「統合」 are its opposites.
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