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分かち (わかち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
distinction ; differentiation ; discrimination
A noun meaning the act or result of distinguishing between things or treating them as separate. In modern Japanese it is mostly formal or literary, often seen in expressions such as 分かちなく; 区別 is the more ordinary word for “distinction,” and 差別 is the usual modern word for unfair discrimination.
In his view, the distinction between work and life is not very clear.
Written forms 分わ かち Usage 4%
Attested high-priority spelling; the okurigana makes the reading clear.
分わか ち Usage 96%
Attested variant with reduced okurigana; less learner-friendly and less common than 分かち.
別わか ち
Attested variant; rare in ordinary modern writing.
Kanji 分 part, minute of time, segment 別 separate, branch off, diverge Similar words 区く 別べつ The ordinary modern word for making or recognizing a distinction; much more common in everyday prose than 分かち.
差さ 別べつ Usually means unfair discrimination in modern Japanese; 分かち can mean discrimination in the older broad sense of distinguishing, without necessarily implying prejudice.
分わ かつ The related verb meaning to divide, separate, or distinguish; 分かち is its noun-like continuative form.
Etymology Nominal use of the continuative form of 分かつ, meaning to divide, separate, or distinguish. The spelling 分かち is the clearest modern kanji-kana form; the historical details of the variant spellings are not specified.
