差別

• 読み: さべつ
• ローマ字: sabetsu
• 漢字の分解: 差 (sa) — difference, gap; 別 (betsu) — separate, distinguish
• 発音: /sa.be.tsɯ/

意味

Discrimination; distinction; differentiation. Treating people unfairly based on group identity.

A noun that can function as a suru-verb (差別する). While the original meaning is simply making a distinction, in modern usage 差別 most often carries a negative connotation of unfair treatment. Common collocations include 人種差別 (racial discrimination), 性差別 (gender discrimination), and 差別をなくす (to eliminate discrimination).

例文

1. 差別のない社会を目指すべきだ。
2. 性別による差別は許されない。
3. 子どもたちに差別はいけないと教えている。

使い方ガイド

場面: social issues, news, education

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

Composed of 差 (difference, gap) and 別 (separate, distinguish). Together they mean to separate based on differences — discrimination.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal