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隔て (へだて, hedate) Japanese meaning: partition | Kotomora
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たい
し
て
も
隔へだ
て
なく
接せっ
する
。
He treats everyone without distinction.
We put up a partition in the middle of the room and divided it into two spaces.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 との 間あいだ に 隔へだ てがある there is a barrier/distance between (someone) and (someone)
For a long time, there was a distance between the two of them.
隔へだ てを 置お く to keep a distance from someone; to hold someone at arm's length
He kept his colleagues at a distance.
隔へだ てなく 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something without distinction, treating everyone equally
The teacher guided the students without any distinction.
Expressions 分わ け 隔へだ てなく equally; without discrimination; impartially Kanji 隔 isolate, alternate, distance Related words 区別 is the common, neutral word for making a distinction, while 隔て often implies an emotional or physical barrier that creates distance.
仕切り refers specifically to a physical partition or divider, whereas 隔て can describe both physical separation and abstract emotional distance.
壁 literally means a wall but is often used metaphorically for a barrier between people, much like the figurative sense of 隔て.
Word family separate; partition; divide · interpose; put between · alienate; estrange
reserve; alienation; estrangement
distinction; discrimination; favoritism
put distance between; estrange
Written forms 隔へだ て Usage 73%
Standard kanji spelling; commonly used in news and written contexts.
へだて Usage 27%
Kana spelling is acceptable and may be used for clarity or in informal writing.
Etymology Derived from the verb 隔てる (へだてる, 'to separate, to partition'). The noun form 隔て nominalizes the action, referring to the resulting separation or distinction.
