鑑別|かんべつkanbetsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectivediscrimination; judgement; judgment; separation; sorting
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 鑑別する（かんべつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 鑑別します（かんべつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 鑑別しない（かんべつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 鑑別しません（かんべつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 鑑別せず・鑑別せぬ（かんべつせず・かんべつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 鑑別した（かんべつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 鑑別しました（かんべつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 鑑別しなかった（かんべつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 鑑別しませんでした（かんべつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 鑑別して（かんべつして） |
| Potential | 鑑別できる（かんべつできる） |
| Passive | 鑑別される（かんべつされる） |
| Causative | 鑑別させる（かんべつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 鑑別させられる（かんべつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 鑑別すれば（かんべつすれば） |
| tara | 鑑別したら（かんべつしたら） |
| Volitional | 鑑別しよう（かんべつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 鑑別しましょう（かんべつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 鑑別しろ（かんべつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym識別しきべつNeutralTells apart similar things by kind or nature — people, voices, plants and animals; also technical, as in 「顔識別」. Unlike 「鑑別」, it does not imply expert examination.
- Synonym区別くべつNeutralThe everyday word for telling things apart, as in 「公私を区別する」; needs no special knowledge, whereas 「鑑別」 requires careful examination.
- Synonym分別ぶんべつNeutralSorting things by category, as in 「ゴミの分別」; it is about classifying into groups, not verifying authenticity or nature through examination.
- Synonym見分けみわけNeutralColloquial; often in 「見分けがつかない」. Focuses on telling differences by sight, while 「鑑別」 demands careful investigation.
- Synonym判別はんべつWrittenA written-style word for judging what category something belongs to; broader in use than 「鑑別」 and not necessarily requiring expert knowledge.
- SynonymわきまえるWrittenA written-style verb for knowing one's place or telling right from wrong and acting accordingly, as in 「立場を弁える」; it is not about appraising objects.
- Synonym弁別べんべつWrittenRare, written-style word close to 「判別」 in meaning: telling differences apart. It lacks the emphasis on careful examination found in 「鑑別」.
- Related同定どうていFormalFormal academic term for confirming whether something is identical or fixing a species name, as in 「物質を同定する」; 「鑑別」 focuses on sorting into categories.
- Related差別化さべつかNeutralNot discrimination: actively setting oneself apart from others, mostly in business, as in 「他社との差別化」. Related to 「鑑別」 only in the sense of differentiation.
- Antonym混同こんどうNeutralAntonym: lumping different things together, as in 「公私混同」 — the opposite of 「鑑別」, which sorts things out carefully.
Use 「鑑別」 for careful examination backed by expert knowledge to tell kind or authenticity, as with gems or sexing chicks. For everyday distinguishing choose 「区別」; for picking one out from similar things, 「識別」. 「判別」 and 「弁別」 fit written prose, 「同定」 is academic identification, and 「混同」 is the opposite — confusing things.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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