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    3. 判別

    判別

    判はん別べつ

    distinction

    KMT9News #35+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab14 strokes

    はんべつ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    distinction, discrimination, distinguishing, discernment

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    彼かれは色いろの判はん別べつが難むずかしい。

    It's difficult for him to distinguish colors.

    KMT7Emotions & Psychology
    本ほん物ものと偽にせ物ものの判はん別べつは専せん門もん家かでも難むずかしい。

    Distinguishing between genuine and fake is difficult even for experts.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology
    感かん情じょうの判はん別べつが苦にが手てな人ひとは、人にん間げん関かん係けいで苦く労ろうすることがある。

    People who are not good at distinguishing emotions sometimes struggle in human relationships.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    彼かれの声こえは、喜よろこびと悲かなしみを判はん別べつできないほど感かん情じょうがこもっていなかった。

    His voice lacked so much emotion that one couldn't distinguish joy from sadness.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology
    AIは画はが像ぞうから特とく定ていのパターンを判はん別べつする能のう力りょくに優すぐれている。

    AI excels at distinguishing specific patterns from images.

    KMT10Technology

    Kanji that make up this word

    判
    わか.る…(2)
    judgement・judgment・signature・stamp・seal
    別
    わか.れる・わ.ける…(2)
    separate・branch off・diverge・fork・another…(2)
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