Word Meaning 分別

ふんべつ fumbetsu

分別 is read as ふんべつ (fumbetsu) and means discretion.

Meaning

English

  1. discretion
  2. prudence
  3. good sense
  4. judgement
  5. judgment
  6. wisdom
  7. discernment

Reading

Kana

ふんべつ

Romaji

fumbetsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 13352 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

分別盛り

ふんべつざかり

having reached the age of wisdom

分別臭い

ふんべつくさい

prudent-looking

無分別

むふんべつ

thoughtlessness

思慮分別

しりょふんべつ

discreet and well-advised judgment

知恵分別

ちえふんべつ

wisdom and good (common sense) judgment

判別分析

はんべつぶんせき

discriminant analysis

分かる

わかる

I know!

分野

ぶんや

field

分ける

わける

to push one's way through (a crowd)

分子

ぶんし

molecule

分かれる

わかれる

to disperse

分業

ぶんぎょう

division of labor

Example Sentences

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He has acted wisely.

Ben, if anything, is a sensible man.

We all thought she was devoid of sense.

He is older and wiser now.

A person of good sense will certainly not believe blindly.

A sensible man wouldn't say such a thing in public.

Now that you are a college student, you should know better.

You should know better now you are eighteen.

She ignored him, which proved unwise.