隔たり|へだたりhedatari[0]heiban (flat)

1. noundistance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm; estrangement
   問題もんだいは、この必要ひつような隔へだたりを埋うめるのが知覚ちかくであるという点てんにある。↗

   The problem lies in the fact that the necessary gap is bridged by perception.

• Synonym差さNeutralTwo people face to face, as in 「差しで飲む」, or an obstruction; not really close to 「隔たり」's sense of distance or disparity.
• Synonym相違そういWrittenWritten word for things being different, e.g. 「意見の相違」 — whether they differ at all; 「隔たり」 is about how big the gap is.
• Related差異さいWrittenWritten word for points of difference found when comparing, e.g. 「性能の差異」; 「隔たり」 leans toward the distance, gap or estrangement between two things.
• Related違いちがいNeutralThe most common word for difference; it can also mean a mistake. 「隔たり」 focuses on how far apart things are and never means an error.
• Related距離きょりNeutralThe broadest word: physical or psychological distance. 「隔たり」 can also be spatial distance but often refers to gaps in opinion or awareness.
• RelatedひらきNeutralA gap between numerical values such as scores or prices, e.g. 「点数の開き」; 「隔たり」 also covers differences of opinion and emotional estrangement.
• Related格差かくさNeutralDisparity in income, status or rank, e.g. 「経済格差」; 「隔たり」 is a general distance or gap.
• Related溝みぞNeutralMetaphor for a rift between people or nations, e.g. 「溝が深まる」; 「隔たり」 can also mean plain distance or disparity.
• Related間隔かんかくNeutralSpacing between objects or time intervals between events; 「隔たり」 leans toward disparity and estrangement.
• RelatedずれNeutralA shift or mismatch in time, position or thinking, e.g. 「認識のずれ」 — how things are out of line; 「隔たり」 is how far apart they are.
• RelatedギャップCasualColloquial loanword for a gap or contrast, e.g. 「世代間ギャップ」, often an unexpected one; 「隔たり」 is more written in flavor.
• Related懸隔けんかくWrittenRare written word for a wide disparity; in everyday speech use 「隔たり」 or 「大きな差」.
• Related不一致ふいっちNeutralDisagreement or mismatch in opinions, data, etc., e.g. 「意見の不一致」 — the stress is on not matching; 「隔たり」 stresses how large the gap is.
• Related径庭けいていWrittenWritten word, mostly as 「大した径庭はない」, for a huge difference; everyday speech says 「大きな隔たり」.
• Antonym接近せっきんNeutralApproaching, or a narrowing gap in degree; the opposite of 「隔たり」 in both spatial distance and extent of difference.
• Antonym密着みっちゃくNeutralSticking tightly together; also shadowing a subject in close reporting — the opposite of 「隔たり」 in having no separation at all.

Use 「隔たり」 for the distance, gap or emotional estrangement between two things, as in 「意見の隔たり」. For plain difference say 「違い」; for social disparity 「格差」; for a rift between people 「溝」. 「接近」 is its opposite.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 隔へだたること。また、その程度ていど。
2. 「へだたる」の連用形れんようけい。