差さ別べつ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

distinction; differentiation; non-social discrimination

A formal or abstract use meaning to distinguish or treat things differently according to some difference. In everyday Japanese, 区別 or 差別化 is often clearer when no unfair treatment is meant.

• この会かい社しゃは地ち域いきによって価か格かくを差さ別べつしている。

  This company differentiates its prices by region.

• 研けん究きゅうでは、二ふたつの概がい念ねんを厳げん密みつに差さ別べつして扱あつかう必ひつ要ようがある。

  In research, the two concepts must be treated as strictly distinct.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

discrimination against people; unfair treatment

The most common modern use: unfairly treating people or groups differently because of race, gender, nationality, disability, social status, and similar factors.

• 人じん種しゅや性せい別べつで人ひとを差さ別べつしてはいけない。

  You must not discriminate against people because of race or gender.

• 彼かの女じょは職しょく場ばで差さ別べつを受うけた。

  She experienced discrimination at work.