WORD DETAIL
識別
しきべつ
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
識別(しきべつ) denotes identifying or distinguishing similar items by a feature. - Basic usage:
鳥を声で識別するidentifies birds by their calls;識別しやすい印describes a mark that makes contents easy to distinguish.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Identification action and
しやすいproperty識別するstates the act itself, while識別しやすいadds ease of performing that act and modifies印.

