判別

はんべつ
distinction
discrimination

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はんべつ【判別】

*distinction

〖D〗 〖U〗《正式》〔…の間の/…との〕区別， 差別; 相違， 識別〔between/from， to， as to〕.

◇ → 判別する

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はんべつ【判別】

distinguishing; telling the difference; (a) distinction; (a) discrimination.

～する distinguish 《between A and B》; tell the difference (between A and B); tell 《A》 from 《B》; discriminate 《between A and B, one from the other》; mark [notice] the difference 《between…》; judge.

●是非を判別する tell right from wrong; tell the difference [discriminate] between right and wrong

・ひよこの雌雄を判別する tell the difference between male and female chicks.

●ちょっと判別がつかないでしょう. You won't easily [It won't be easy to] notice the difference.

●両者の判別に苦しみます. I can't [It's hard to] tell the difference [tell one from the other].

判別式 【数】 a discriminant.