Illustration: On a crowded Japanese commuter train, a standing passenger has just had a shoe stepped on by someone carrying a bulky bag. The passenger’s mouth is half open and one hand has begun an irritated gesture, but their eyes have shifted toward a sleeping baby in a nearby carrier.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

分ふん別べつ

funbetsu

good sense, discretion

For sorting waste, 分別 is read ぶんべつ. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 君きみはもっと分別ふんべつをもちなさい。

    You should know better.

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  2. 彼女かのじょにはかなり分別ふんべつがあると思おもう。

    I think she has a fair amount of sense.

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  3. 彼かれはもっと分別ふんべつがあってもよい年としだ。

    He is old enough to know better.

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Kanji in 分別

  • 分part; minute of timeOnブン・フン・ブKunわける・わけ・わかれる
  • 別separate; branch offOnベツKunわかれる・わける

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