Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 分別(ふんべつ) in Japanese

分別
Kana Reading
ふんべつ
Romaji
funbetsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    discernment; discretion; judgement; judgment; discrimination
    Example sentence
    洋服お金全部使ってしまわないくらいの分別持つべき You should know better than to spend all your money on clothes.

Examples of 分別, ふんべつ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

7 strokes

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

On'Yomi: ベツ

Kun'Yomi: わか.れる, わ.ける

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JLPT 5

4 strokes

part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

On'Yomi: ブン, フン, ブ

Kun'Yomi: わ.ける, わ.け, わ.かれる, わ.かる, わ.かつ

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