Kanji
N3 10 strokes Grade 4 freq #449

distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

work

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

difference; variation
qualitative difference; disparity
distinction; differentiation
marginal profits
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation
great difference; big difference
crossing; intersection
balance; difference (in price, cost)
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head
indiscrimination; without discrimination

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

prohibition; ban
sunlight; rays of the Sun
deduction; subtraction
ruler; measure
to be moderate in; to be temperate in
sender (e.g. of mail)
to send back; to refer back
to be imminent; to be impending

Example sentences

The difference in our ages is not significant.

There is not much difference between the two opinions.

School busing and taking a proactive stance against discrimination were hotly debated topics.

Even today, however, women struggle against discrimination.