Meaning of 区別がつく in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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区別がつく, 区別が付く
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Kana Readingくべつがつく
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Romajikubetsugatsuku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `ku` ending
- Meaning
- to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
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Example Sentences
区別がつく, 区別が付く, くべつがつく used in context
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Can you tell wolves from dogs?
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I can't distinguish him from his brother.
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I can tell virtue and vice apart.
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Even a child knows right from wrong.
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Even a child knows right from wrong.
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The dog knows black from white.
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
adhere, attach, refer to, append
On: フ
Kun: つ.ける, -つ.ける, -づ.ける, つ.け, つ.け-, -つ.け, -づ.け, -づけ, つ.く, -づ.く, つ.き, -つ.き, -つき, -づ.き, -づき
5 strokes
separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially
On: ベツ
Kun: わか.れる, わ.ける
7 strokes
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