(しきべつりょく)

しきべつりょく
noun
power of discrimination; discernment; ability to distinguish
cognition
1. power of discrimination; discernment; ability to distinguish
(いろ)識別力(しきべつりょく)検査(けんさ)する
To test one's ability to distinguish colors.
Your ability to distinguish flavors improves with experience.
This AI system has a high ability to distinguish human faces and can even tell twins apart.

A compound of 識別(しきべつ) (identification, discrimination) + (りょく) (power, ability). Refers to the capacity to perceive differences between similar things, whether sensory (colors, sounds, tastes), intellectual (quality judgments), or technological (pattern recognition).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 判断力(はんだんりょく): judgment, decision-making ability (broader; about making good decisions, not just perceiving differences)
  • 鑑識力(かんしきりょく): connoisseurship, expert appraisal ability (implies trained expertise in evaluating quality)
  • 洞察力(どうさつりょく): insight, perceptiveness (ability to see hidden truths, not just surface differences)