差さ別べつ

also: しゃべつ · しゃべち

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

差別する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	差さ別べつする	差さ別べつしない
Polite	差さ別べつします	差さ別べつしません
Past polite	差さ別べつしました	差さ別べつしませんでした
Past	差さ別べつした	差さ別べつしなかった
Te-form	差さ別べつして	差さ別べつしないで
Desire	差さ別べつしたい	差さ別べつしたくない
Potential	差さ別べつできる	差さ別べつできない
Passive	差さ別べつされる	差さ別べつされない
Causative	差さ別べつさせる	差さ別べつさせない
Causative passive	差さ別べつさせられる	差さ別べつさせられない
Volitional	差さ別べつしよう
Polite volitional	差さ別べつしましょう
Imperative	差さ別べつしろ	差さ別べつするな
Conditional	差さ別べつすれば	差さ別べつしなければ
Tara conditional	差さ別べつしたら	差さ別べつしなかったら

Meanings

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.

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Related words· 6

区く別べつN3sense 1
区別 is a neutral word for making a distinction, while 差別 often implies unfair or prejudiced treatment.
偏へん見けんN1sense 2
偏見 is the biased attitude or prejudice someone holds, while 差別 is the discriminatory treatment or action that often results from it.
差さ別べつ化か sense 1
差別化 means differentiating something like a product or strategy from others, whereas 差別 in this sense is the more abstract, formal act of distinguishing.
別べつN4
差別 means unfair discrimination based on a distinction, whereas 別 is neutral and carries no negative judgment.

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ヘイトスピーチ
差別 is the general word for discrimination or unfair treatment, whereas ヘイトスピーチ specifically means verbal attacks expressing hatred toward a group.
迫はく害がいN1
差別 is discriminatory or unequal treatment, often institutional, whereas 迫害 implies active harassment or oppression that goes beyond mere unequal treatment.

Opposites

平びょう等どうN3sense 2
平等 means equal treatment for everyone, the direct opposite of 差別, which means treating people unfairly based on differences.
無む差さ別べつ
差別 means unfair 'discrimination' between people or things, while 無差別 means treating everyone or everything 'without distinction'.

Don't confuse with

分わかち
差別 in modern Japanese almost always means unfair discrimination or prejudice, whereas 分かち refers more neutrally to distinguishing or separating things without necessarily implying bias.
選せん別べつ
差別 means discrimination against people based on prejudice, while 選別 is a neutral term for sorting items or things by criteria.

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