くべつ
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. distinction; differentiation; classification
Pitch accent
べつ
Composed of
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
distinction between right and wrong; distinction between good and bad
Examples (22 in total)
We cannot distinguish her and her younger sister.
Dogs can't distinguish between colors.
He can't tell the real thing from the fake.
Animals cannot distinguish between truth and falsehood.
I can't distinguish a frog from a toad.
He can not distinguish between right and wrong.
Animals cannot distinguish right from wrong.
Sometimes reality and fantasy are hard to distinguish.
Can you tell Jane from her twin sister?
How can you tell an Englishman from an American?
How can you tell good English from bad English?
We must be able to differentiate between objects and situations.
Can you tell Tom from his twin brother?
They are all so much alike that I can't tell which is which.
He is not so stupid as to be unable to tell right from wrong.
The twins were so alike that it was difficult to tell them apart.
Pigeons, if trained, can differentiate paintings of Picasso from those of Monet.
The twins are so much alike that I can't distinguish one from the other.
The twins look so much alike it's next to impossible to distinguish one from the other.
How do you tell them apart?
The distinction in usage between the two words is clear.
Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.