取り分け

• 読み: とりわけ
• ローマ字: toriwake
• 漢字の分解: 取 (tori/shu) — take, pick up; 分 (wake/bun) — divide, separate, part
• 発音: /to.ɾi.wa.ke/

意味

Especially; particularly; above all. Emphasises one thing among several.

An adverb meaning 'especially' or 'in particular,' used to single out one item from a group for emphasis. More formal and literary than 特に (toku ni), which is the everyday equivalent. Often appears in written Japanese and formal speech — 取り分け注目すべきは (what is particularly noteworthy is). Can also be written as とりわけ in hiragana. Creates a more refined, emphatic impression than 特に.

例文

1. 日本料理は取り分け魚の調理法が素晴らしい。
2. 今年の夏は取り分け暑かった。
3. 彼の作品の中で取り分け評価が高いのはこの小説だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: essays, formal speech, academic writing

トーン: emphatic

起源と歴史

From native Japanese: 取り (tori, taking) + 分け (wake, dividing/separating). The compound evokes the image of taking something out and setting it apart from the rest — hence 'especially' or 'in particular.'

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Educated