見分(みわ)け

みわけ
noun
distinguishing; telling apart
cognition
1. distinguishing; telling apart
Telling one thing from another, most often in the negative: can't tell them apart.
見分(みわ)けがつかない。
I can't tell them apart.
双子(ふたご)なので、見分(みわ)けが難(むずか)しい。
They're twins, so it's hard to tell them apart.
本物(ほんもの)と偽物(にせもの)の見分(みわ)け方(かた)を専門家(せんもんか)に教(おし)えてもらった。
I had an expert teach me how to tell the real thing from a fake.

The noun of 見分(みわ)ける (to distinguish, to tell apart).

Common patterns

  • AとBの見分(みわ)けがつく/つかない: can / can't tell A from B
  • 見分(みわ)け方(かた): how to tell (them) apart

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Compare: 区別(くべつ) (distinction in general, often deliberate)
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