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見境 (みさかい, misakai) Japanese meaning: distinction | Kotomora
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Expressions 見み 境さかい なく indiscriminately; without distinction 見み 境さかい なしに indiscriminately; without distinction; heedless of 見み 境さかい がつかない cannot tell one thing from another; cannot distinguish (e.g. good from bad) 前ぜん 後ご の 見み 境さかい もなく recklessly; without considering the consequences; going overboard Kanji 境 boundary, border, region Related words 区く 別べつ 区別 is a general term for distinction or differentiation, while 見境 specifically refers to the ability to discern or judge, often used in negative contexts.
差さ 別べつ 差別 means discrimination in a social or prejudicial sense, whereas 見境 is about making a distinction based on observation or judgment, without the social connotation.
Etymology Compound of 見 (mi, 'seeing') and 境 (sakai, 'boundary'). Literally 'seeing boundary', it refers to the ability to draw a line or make a distinction based on what one sees or perceives.
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He spends money indiscriminately.
I was so hungry that I ate everything without distinction.
