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Illustration of 差別

差別さべつ

さべつ sabetsu Play N3 Noun Suru verb Transitive

Meanings and examples

人種・性別・身分などを理由に、人を不公平に扱うこと。 discrimination; distinction; differentiation

Example 1

その週間は差別とは関係がなかった。

That week had nothing to do with discrimination.

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Example 2

人ひとを人種じんしゅで差別さべつするのは間違まちがっている。

It is wrong of you to discriminate against people because of their race.

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Kanji breakdown

別

N4

separate; branch off; diverge; fork; another; extra; specially

On reading
ベツ
Kun reading
わか.れる、わ.ける
Radical
刀

差

N3

distinction; difference; variation; discrepancy; margin; balance

On reading
サ
Kun reading
さ.す、さ.し
Radical
工
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別に

N3

べつに

(not) particularly; nothing

Illustration of 別れ

別れ

N3

わかれ

parting; separation; farewell

Illustration of 区別

区別

N3

くべつ

distinction; differentiation; classification

Illustration of 差

差

N3

さ

difference; variation

Illustration of 交差点

交差点

N5

こうさてん

intersection