別種|べっしゅbesshu[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectiveanother kind; different kind; distinct species

• Related種々しゅじゅNeutralMeans 'various', stressing that there are many kinds; it does not mean 'another kind'.
• Related多種たしゅNeutralRefers to many kinds, as in 「多種類」, stressing quantity; its meaning differs from 別種.
• Related多種多様たしゅたようNeutralFour-character compound meaning 'a great variety of'; stresses richness, not being distinct from a particular kind.
• Related千差万別せんさばんべつNeutralFour-character compound stressing that things differ widely; leans toward written/formal prose.
• RelatedまちまちNeutralMeans each one is different or uneven, as in 「意見がまちまち」.
• Related種々雑多しゅじゅざったNeutralFour-character compound for a motley assortment; stresses things being jumbled together without unity.
• Antonym同種どうしゅNeutralMeans the same kind; the opposite of 別種, which indicates a different kind.

Use 「別種」 to say something belongs to a different kind, as in 「別種の生物」. For a great variety of kinds use 「多種多様」 or 「さまざま」; for things that each differ use 「まちまち」.

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1. 別べつの種類しゅるい。
2. 他ほかの種類しゅるい。