隔て|へだてhedate[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounpartition; distinction

• Related仕切りしきりNeutralA divider or the act of dividing; also covers settling accounts and the sumo pre-bout ritual. More common than 「隔て」 and used in far more senses.
• Related差別さべつNeutralTreating people differently, especially discrimination. In the sense of distinction, 「隔て」 usually appears as 「隔てなく」, a milder phrasing.
• Related間仕切りまじきりNeutralDividing rooms or the partition wall that does so, strictly indoors. 「隔て」 covers both physical partitions and treating people differently.
• RelatedパーティションNeutralA loanword for office dividers and the like, also a disk partition. Never used for how people are treated differently.
• Related分け隔てわけへだてNeutralTreating people differently depending on who they are, as in 「分け隔てなく接する」. More explicitly about people than 「隔て」.
• Antonym近さNeutralCloseness in distance or in a relationship, the opposite of the sense of distance and separation 「隔て」 conveys.

For physical room dividers, use 「間仕切り」 or 「仕切り」. 「隔て」 mostly appears as 「隔てなく」 meaning even-handed, and for people 「分け隔てなく」 is the usual phrase; 「差別」 points to discrimination.

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

1. 仕切しきること。仕切しきり。
2. 差別さべつ。
3. 遠慮えんりょして打ち解うちとけないこと。また、その気持きもち。
4. 「へだてる」の未然形みぜんけい。
5. 「へだてる」の連用形れんようけい。