わけて

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て

Meanings

above all; especially; particularly; all the more

usually written using kana alone

Emphasizes that something is especially true or important in a given context; often used to single out a reason, person, or situation.

今日きょうはわけて寒さむく感かんじる。
Today feels especially cold.
彼かれはわけて数すう学がくが得とく意いだ。
He is particularly good at math.

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Kanji

別separate, branch off, diverge
分part, minute of time, segment

Related words

特とくに
特に is the most common word for 'especially' and is neutral in register. わけて is less frequent and can sound slightly more emphatic or literary.
とりわけ
とりわけ also means 'especially' or 'among others', and is similar in nuance to わけて. Both are somewhat less common than 特に.

Word family

わけても
especially; particularly; above all

Written forms

わけてUsage100%
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms 別けて and 分けて are rare, and 別て is search-only.
別わけてUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; the kana spelling is strongly preferred.
分わけて
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; the kana spelling is strongly preferred.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 分ける (わける, 'to divide, separate'), with the て-form used adverbially. The sense of 'especially' developed from the idea of singling something out from a group.