Word Meaning 見分ける

みわける miwakeru

見分ける is read as みわける (miwakeru) and means to distinguish.

Meaning

English

  1. to distinguish
  2. to recognize
  3. to recognise
  4. to tell apart
  5. to differentiate

Reading

Kana

みわける

Romaji

miwakeru

Writing Variants

  • 見わける みわける miwakeru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 8873 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

見分け

みわけ

distinction

見送る

みおくる

to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight

見立てる

みたてる

to diagnose (as)

見つかる

みつかる

to be found

見つける

みつける

to be used to seeing

見極める

みきわめる

to ascertain

見つめる

みつめる

to stare (at)

見る

みる

to experience

見える

みえる

to come

見違える

みちがえる

to hardly recognise

見張る

みはる

to open (one's eyes) wide

Example Sentences

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It is easy to distinguish good from evil.

It is hard to discern between the true and the false.

It isn't always easy to know a good book from a bad one.

How can you distinguish between a Gecko and a Newt?

The two sisters are so much alike that we find it rather difficult to tell one from the other.

The cockerel's splendid red cockscomb is thought to play a part in determining gender and breed.