見分け

みわけ

Meanings

1. Noun distinction

Kanji

• 見 see. Read as みる.
• 分 part. Read as わけ.

Example sentences

• 何年もたっているので彼女は私のことを見分けがつくかしら。
  I wonder if she will recognize me after all those years.
• その双子は見分けがつかない。
  The twins are indistinguishable from each other.
• この紙はどちらが表だか見分けがつかない。
  I cannot tell which is the right side of this paper.
• この近所の家はどれもとてもよく似ているので見分けがつかない。
  All the houses in this neighborhood look so much alike that I can't tell them apart.
• 犬は黒と白の見分けがつく。
  Dogs see in black and white.

Common phrases

• 見分けがつく (みわけがつく) to be able to tell apart

Words containing 見分け

• 見分ける (みわける) to distinguish
• 形見分け (かたみわけ) distribution of mementos
• 見分けがつく (みわけがつく) to be able to tell apart

Word lists

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