Japanese symbol for “distinguishing”
判別
はんべつ
Romaji: hanbetsu
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
In Japanese, distinguishing is 判別, read はんべつ (hanbetsu).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “distinguishing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 弁別 | べんべつ benbetsu | distinguishing; distinction; discrimination |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 判断 | はんだん handan | judgment; judgement; decision |
| 批判 | ひはん hihan | criticism; judgement; judgment |
| 裁判 | さいばん saiban | trial; judgement; judgment |
| 判決 | はんけつ hanketsu | judicial decision; judgement; judgment |
| 裁判所 | さいばんしょ saibansho | court; courthouse |
| 評判 | ひょうばん hyouban | reputation; (public) estimation; popularity |
| 特別 | とくべつ tokubetsu | special; particular; extraordinary |
| 別に | べつに betsuni | (not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.