Japanese symbol for “differences”
差分
さぶん
Romaji: sabun
incremental difference (e.g. between files); diff
In Japanese, differences is 差分, read さぶん (sabun).
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Meanings
- n incremental difference (e.g. between files); diff (comp)
- n difference; subtraction; (finite) differences (math)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 差別 | さべつ sabetsu | distinction; differentiation; discrimination |
| 格差 | かくさ kakusa | qualitative difference; disparity; gap |
| 交差点 | こうさてん kousaten | crossing; intersection |
| 時差 | じさ jisa | time difference |
| 日差し | ひざし hizashi | sunlight; rays of the Sun |
| 誤差 | ごさ gosa | measurement error; calculation error |
| 自分 | じぶん jibun | myself; yourself; oneself |
| 部分 | ぶぶん bubun | portion; section; part |
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