識別・職別|しきべつshikibetsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
識別識別 is the commonest written form and the form beginners should normally use. It is written entirely in kanji.
職別職別 is a less common written variant and uses irregular kanji. For learner writing, choose 識別 instead.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbdistinction; discrimination; discernment; identification私の目は色が識別しにくくなってきた。↗My eyes have become less appreciative of colors.
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 識別する（しきべつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 識別します（しきべつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 識別しない（しきべつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 識別しません（しきべつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 識別せず・識別せぬ（しきべつせず・しきべつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 識別した（しきべつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 識別しました（しきべつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 識別しなかった（しきべつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 識別しませんでした（しきべつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 識別して（しきべつして） |
| Potential | 識別できる（しきべつできる） |
| Passive | 識別される（しきべつされる） |
| Causative | 識別させる（しきべつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 識別させられる（しきべつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 識別すれば（しきべつすれば） |
| tara | 識別したら（しきべつしたら） |
| Volitional | 識別しよう（しきべつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 識別しましょう（しきべつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 識別しろ（しきべつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym区別くべつNeutralThe most versatile word for distinguishing; it stresses treating things separately, while 「識別」 stresses recognizing what something is by its features.
- Synonym見分けみわけNeutralA noun for telling things apart, mostly in 「見分けがつかない」; colloquial.
- Synonym判別はんべつNeutralJudging which category something falls into, as in 「性別を判別する」.
- Synonym見分けるみわけるNeutralA verb for spotting differences and telling things apart; common in everyday use.
- Synonym鑑別かんべつWrittenExpert appraisal, as in sexing chicks; leans toward specialized technique.
- Synonym同定どうていWrittenConfirming that something is identical to something else; a term of chemistry and biology.
- Synonym弁別べんべつWrittenA written, rarely used word for telling things apart, leaning toward psychology, as in 「弁別閾」.
- Related見境みさかいNeutralSense of judgment or discretion, mostly as 「見境なく」 meaning indiscriminate and reckless.
- Related差別化さべつかNeutralDifferentiation; a marketing term stressing setting yourself apart from competitors.
- Related甄別けんべつWrittenA written, rare word for screening and sifting; it stresses selection, not recognizing things by their features.
Use 「識別」 for recognizing and sorting things by their features, as in 「識別番号」 or 「顔識別」. For general distinction say 「区別」, for everyday telling apart 「見分ける」, for expert appraisal 「鑑別」, and in marketing 「差別化」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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