取とり分わけ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

adverb

especially; particularly; above all

usually written using kana alone

Adverbial use meaning 'among other things, this stands out'. Often used to single out a notable example or reason.

この

店みせ

の

料りょう

理り

は

どれ

も

美味おい

しい

が

、

とりわけ

ラーメン

が

絶ぜっ

品ぴん

だ

。

All the dishes at this restaurant are good, but the ramen is especially outstanding.

彼かれはとりわけ数すう学がくが得とく意いだ。

He is particularly good at math.

2

noun

portioning out; dividing into portions

Noun use referring to the act of dividing food into individual servings. Less common than the adverbial sense.

料りょう理りの取とり分わけは彼かの女じょが手て際ぎわよくやってくれた。
She efficiently handled the portioning out of the food.

Usage patterns

取とり分わけ〈形けい容よう詞し〉especially [adjective]
今年ことしの夏なつはとりわけ暑あつい。
This summer is especially hot.
取とり分わけ〈人ひと〉が〈動どう詞し〉it is especially 〈person〉 who [does something]
クラスの中なかでもとりわけ彼かれが優ゆう秀しゅうだ。
Among the class, he is especially outstanding.
〈物もの〉の取とり分わけをするto portion out 〈something〉 into individual servings
料りょう理りの取とり分わけを手伝てつだってくれる?
Can you help portion out the food?

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
分part, minute of time, segment

Related words· 6

特とくにN5sense 1
特に is the common, everyday word for 'especially', while 取り分け is more emphatic and literary, often used to single out one standout item.
殊ことにN1sense 1
殊に is a similarly formal synonym for 'especially', close in register to 取り分け but slightly less common in speech.
中なかでもN2sense 1
中でも explicitly means 'among them', highlighting one item from a stated group, whereas 取り分け can stand alone without naming the group.
ひときわN1sense 1
一際 means 'noticeably more' and modifies adjectives describing degree, while 取り分け more broadly marks any standout example or reason.

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格かく別べつN2
とりわけ and 格別 both mean 'particularly', but とりわけ sounds slightly more literary/narrative while 格別 emphasizes a marked degree.
特とく段だん
とりわけ is a natural, everyday adverb for 'especially,' while 特段 is more formal and usually appears in written or official contexts.

Word family

取とり分わけて
especially; particularly; above all

Written forms

取とり分わけUsage1%
Standard kanji spelling, especially for the adverbial sense.
とりわけUsage99%
The adverbial sense is usually written in kana.
取とり分わけUsage<1%
Variant kanji spelling; less common than 取り分け.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 取り分ける (to divide and distribute), with the adverbial sense developing from the idea of singling something out.