判別|はんべつhanbetsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbdistinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 判別する（はんべつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 判別します（はんべつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 判別しない（はんべつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 判別しません（はんべつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 判別せず・判別せぬ（はんべつせず・はんべつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 判別した（はんべつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 判別しました（はんべつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 判別しなかった（はんべつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 判別しませんでした（はんべつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 判別して（はんべつして） |
| Potential | 判別できる（はんべつできる） |
| Passive | 判別される（はんべつされる） |
| Causative | 判別させる（はんべつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 判別させられる（はんべつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 判別すれば（はんべつすれば） |
| tara | 判別したら（はんべつしたら） |
| Volitional | 判別しよう（はんべつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 判別しましょう（はんべつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 判別しろ（はんべつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym識別しきべつNeutralIdentifies the kind or nature of similar things, e.g. 「色の識別」; stresses telling similarities and differences apart, while 「判別」 stresses judging which one it is.
- Synonym見分けみわけCasualColloquial word for seeing the difference; often in 「見分けがつかない」. Stresses telling things apart by eye.
- Synonym区別くべつNeutralThe broadest of these words: separating or treating things differently, and also the difference itself; 「判別」 focuses on deciding which one it is.
- SynonymわきまえるNeutralVerb: telling things and right from wrong apart, also knowing reason and one's place, as in 「立場を弁える」; mostly about conduct, while 「判別」 is objective identification.
- Synonym鑑別かんべつNeutralIdentifying through careful expert examination, as in 「雌雄の鑑別」 or 「少年鑑別所」; leans toward professional appraisal.
- Synonym分別ぶんべつNeutralSorting things by type, as in 「ゴミの分別」; when read ふんべつ it means good sense — knowing right from wrong.
- Related分別ぶんべつNeutralSorting things by type, as in 「ゴミの分別」; when read ふんべつ it means good sense — knowing right from wrong.
- Related弁別べんべつWrittenWritten/formal; telling fine differences apart, mostly in psychology and linguistics for discrimination ability.
- Related見境みさかいNeutralJudging right from wrong; usually seen as 「見境なく」, stressing acting indiscriminately, without telling good from bad.
- RelatedわきまえNeutralNoun for sense and discretion — knowing what's proper, as in 「弁えのある人」; about behaving well, not technical identification.
- Related差別化さべつかNeutralBusiness term for setting yourself apart from rivals and building a distinct identity; not about identifying anything.
- Related甄別けんべつWrittenWritten/formal and fairly rare; picking out the good from the bad and selecting accordingly.
- Antonym混同こんどうNeutralAntonym: lumping different things together or mistaking one for the other; the opposite of clearly distinguishing with 「判別」.
Use 「判別」 for judging which category something belongs to or whether it is genuine, as in 「真偽を判別する」. For identifying use 「識別」, for treating differently 「区別」, for expert appraisal 「鑑別」; the antonym is 「混同」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
- 見分けること。
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