(ちいきべつ)

ちいきべつ
noun, no-adjective
by region; regional breakdown; area-by-area
1. by region; regional breakdown; area-by-area
Classification, sorting, or presentation of data organized according to geographic region. Commonly used in statistics, reports, and administrative contexts.
地域別(ちいきべつ)人口(じんこう)データ()
Look at the population data by region.
I prepared a report summarizing sales by region.
地域別(ちいきべつ)()都市部(としぶ)農村部(のうそんぶ)(おお)きな()あること()かった
Looking at it by region, it became clear that there is a significant difference between urban and rural areas.

Formed from 地域(ちいき) (region, area) and (べつ) (by, classification). The suffix (べつ) is extremely productive in Japanese and attaches to many nouns to mean "sorted by" or "categorized by." This word appears frequently in news, business reports, and government statistics.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 年齢別(ねんれいべつ): by age — same (べつ) pattern applied to age
  • 都道府県別(とどうふけんべつ): by prefecture — a more specific regional breakdown
  • 国別(くにべつ): by country — the same pattern applied to nations