別|べつbetsu[0]heiban (flat)

1. noundistinction; difference; discrimination
2. no-adjective, na-adjectiveseparate; different; another; extra
   また別べつのときにチェスをしましょう。↗

   Let's play chess another time.
3. nounexception; exclusionoft. as 別として
4. noun (suffix)classified by; ranked by; according to
   これらの本ほんを主題しゅだい別べつに分類ぶんるいしてください。↗

   Please classify these books by subject.

• Synonym別個べっこWrittenWritten/formal: items separated one by one and independent of each other, as in 「別個に扱う」; stresses independence rather than mere difference.
• Synonym別々べつべつNeutralNeutral and common in speech: done separately, each on their own, as in 「別々に払う」.
• Synonym不同ふどうWrittenWritten/formal: not uniform or not in order, as in 「順不同」 and 「大小不同」.
• Synonym異なることなるNeutralA verb meaning to differ from each other, on the formal side, as in 「意見が異なる」.
• RelatedまちまちWrittenWritten/formal: each one is different, uneven and lacking uniformity, as in 「意見がまちまちだ」.
• Related様々さまざまNeutralNeutral: all sorts of things, stressing variety of kinds; 「別」 is about keeping things distinct.
• RelatedいろいろCasualColloquial and the most common everyday choice for all kinds of, as in 「いろいろな人」.
• Related種々しゅじゅWrittenWritten/formal: various, all sorts of, as in 「種々の理由」.
• Related多様たようWrittenFormal-leaning word for diversity, as in 「多様な価値観」.
• Related対照的たいしょうてきWrittenWritten/formal: sharply contrasted, strikingly different, as in 「対照的な性格」.
• Related多種多様たしゅたようWrittenWritten/formal: a four-character idiom for great variety of kinds, stronger than 「様々」.
• Related多彩たさいNeutralNeutral: rich and colorful variety with a positive tone, as in 「多彩な才能」.
• Related千差万別せんさばんべつWrittenWritten/formal: a four-character idiom for endless differences, stressing how many they are.
• Related雑多ざったWrittenWritten/formal: a jumbled, disordered mix, as in 「雑多な仕事」.
• Related別様べつようWrittenWritten/formal: different from the usual appearance or method; very rarely used.
• Related色とりどりいろとりどりNeutralNeutral: multicolored or of many kinds, with a lively, colorful feel.
• RelatedヘテロジーニアスWrittenWritten/formal: loanword for heterogeneous, used mostly in academic and technical contexts.
• Antonym同どうWrittenAntonym of 「別」; mostly a prefix meaning the same or aforementioned, as in 「同社」「同年」.
• Antonym同一どういつWrittenAntonym of 「別」: exactly the same, one and the same, as in 「同一人物」.

Default to 「別」 for separate, different or another. Use 「別々」 for doing things separately, 「まちまち」 or 「異なる」 for things that differ, 「様々」 or 「色々」 for many kinds, 「多彩」 for rich variety, and 「同一」 for the same. 別個, 不同, 種々, 多様 and 雑多 are written/formal choices; the idioms 多種多様 and 千差万別 add emphasis.

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1. （特とくに待遇たいぐう等とうについて）区別くべつすること。
2. 異ことなる。
3. 無関係むかんけい。別べつ論ろん。別問題べつもんだい。
4. 例外れいがい。特別とくべつ。
5. 一般いっぱん名詞めいしに付ついて「それぞれの……」「……毎まい」「……で分類ぶんるいした場合ばあい」などの意味いみの名詞めいしを作つくる。