Word Meaning 区別がつく

くべつがつく kubetsugatsuku

区別がつく is read as くべつがつく (kubetsugatsuku) and means to tell X from Y.

Meaning

English

  1. to tell X from Y
  2. to distinguish
  3. to know (one thing) from (another)

Reading

Kana

くべつがつく

Romaji

kubetsugatsuku

Writing Variants

  • 区別が付く くべつがつく kubetsu ga tsuku

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 34696 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

区別

くべつ

distinction

区別せずに

くべつせずに

without distinction

区別をつける

くべつをつける

to distinguish between

特別区

とくべつく

special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)

特別行政区

とくべつぎょうせいく

special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)

性の区別

せいのくべつ

distinction of the sexes

特別区民税

とくべつくみんぜい

special ward tax

経済特別区

けいざいとくべつく

special economic zone (China)

特別経済区

とくべつけいざいく

special economic zone (China)

Example Sentences

3

The dog knows black from white.

Can a child of her age distinguish good from bad?

You're old enough to know better.