equally; without discrimination; impartially
Used when treating people or things the same way, without favoritism or bias. Often appears with verbs like 扱う, 接する, 分け与える.
The teacher treated all the students equally.
He treats everyone without discrimination.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
Kana for 分け; less common but still used.
Kanji for なく; slightly more formal or literary.
From 分ける (to divide) + 隔てる (to separate) + なく (adverbial form of ない). Literally 'without dividing or separating', i.e., treating all equally.