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[()·()··]
miwakeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[()···]
miwakeru

Root Words:

[() + ()··]
mi + wakeru

English Meaning(s) for 見分ける

ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate

Definition and Synonyms for 見分ける

Recognize perceive to be the same
Synonyms: わかる, 承知, 知る, 聞き分ける, 見分ける, 見て取る, 見知る, 認知, 認識
Discern detect with the senses
Synonyms: 区別, 嗅ぎ分ける, 噛み分ける, 弁別, 聞き分ける, 見分ける, 見抜く, 識別
Recognize show approval or appreciation of
Synonyms: したためる, 見分ける, 見覚える, 認める
Secernment the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
Synonyms: わきまえ, わきまえる, 分別, 分別, 判別, 区別, 差別, 差別化, 弁別, 検分, 聞き分け, 聞き分ける, 見分け, 見分ける, 見境, 識別, 鑑別

Meanings for each kanji in 見分ける

» see; hopes; chances; idea; opinion; look at; visible
» part; minute of time; segment; share; degree; one's lot; duty; understand; know; rate; 1%; chances; shaku/100

Categories 見分ける is a member of

Remember recall knowledge from memory
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Prize hold dear
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Basic Cognitive Process cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 見分ける

Conjugations for 見分ける

masu stem
[()·()·]
miwake
Negative stem
[()·()·]
miwake
te-form
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miwakete
Negative te-form
[()·()····]
miwakenakute
Adverbial Negative Form
[()·()···]
miwakenaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()··]
miwakeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()···]
miwakenai
Past Indicative Form
[()·()··]
miwaketa
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·····]
miwakenakatta
Presumptive Form
[()·()···]
miwakeyou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()···]
miwakemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()····]
miwakemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·()····]
miwakemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·······]
miwakemasendeshita
Presumptive Form
[()·()·····]
miwakemashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()···]
miwaketai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·····]
miwaketakunai
Past Indicative Form
[()·()·····]
miwaketakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·······]
miwaketakunakatta
Adjective stem
[()·()··]
miwaketa
te-form
[()·()····]
miwaketakute
Negative te-form
[()·()······]
miwaketakunakute
Adverbial Form
[()·()···]
miwaketaku
Provisional Form
[()·()·····]
miwaketakereba
Provisional Negative Form
[()·()·······]
miwaketakunakereba
Conditional Form
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miwaketakattara
Conditional Negative Form
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miwaketakunakattara
Objective Form
[()·()···]
miwaketasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()··]
miwakero
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()····]
miwakenasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()···]
miwakereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·····]
miwakenakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[()·()····]
miwakenakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()···]
miwaketara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()······]
miwakenakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()···]
miwaketari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()····]
miwakerareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·····]
miwakerarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()·()····]
miwakerareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·······]
miwakerarenakatta
masu-stem
[()·()···]
miwakerare
te-form
[()·()····]
miwakerarete
Negative te-form
[()·()······]
miwakerarenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()·····]
miwakeraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()······]
miwakeraremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·()······]
miwakeraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·········]
miwakeraremasendeshita
Colloquial Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()···]
miwakereru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()····]
miwakerenai
Past Indicative Form
[()·()···]
miwakereta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()······]
miwakerenakatta
te-form
[()·()···]
miwakerete
Negative te-form
[()·()·····]
miwakerenakute
Colloquial Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()····]
miwakeremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·····]
miwakeremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·()·····]
miwakeremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()········]
miwakeremasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()····]
miwakerareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·····]
miwakerarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()·()····]
miwakerareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·······]
miwakerarenakatta
masu stem
[()·()···]
miwakerare
te-form
[()·()····]
miwakerarete
Negative te-form
[()·()······]
miwakerarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()·····]
miwakeraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()······]
miwakeraremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·()······]
miwakeraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·········]
miwakeraremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()····]
miwakesaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·····]
miwakesasenai
Past Indicative Form
[()·()····]
miwakesaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·······]
miwakesasenakatta
masu stem
[()·()···]
miwakesase
te-form
[()·()····]
miwakesasete
Negative te-form
[()·()······]
miwakesasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()·····]
miwakesasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()······]
miwakesasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·()······]
miwakesasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·········]
miwakesasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()······]
miwakesaserareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·······]
miwakesaserarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()·()······]
miwakesaserareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()·········]
miwakesaserarenakatta
masu stem
[()·()·····]
miwakesaserare
te-form
[()·()······]
miwakesaserarete
Negative te-form
[()·()········]
miwakesaserarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·()·······]
miwakesaseraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()········]
miwakesaseraremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·()········]
miwakesaseraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·()···········]
miwakesaseraremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[()·()··]
miwaken
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··]
miwakezu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()··]
miwakenu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·()···]
miwakezaru

Sample Sentences for 見分ける

It is easy to tell him from his brother.
You have to distinguish fact from fiction.
I could hardly make out the traffic lights.
Can you distinguish her from her sister?
I can't tell one twin from the other.

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