ๅทฎ

JLPT N3

Difference

Readings

Onโ€™yomi: ใ‚ต (sa)
Kunโ€™yomi: ใ•(ใ™) (sa(su))
โ€ข ใ•(ใ™) โ€“ to insert, to put in, to extend (as in ใ•ใ—ใ“ใ‚€)

Vocabulary

ๅทฎ
ใ•
difference
ๅทฎๅˆฅ
ใ•ในใค
discrimination
ๅทฎ้ก
ใ•ใŒใ
difference in amount
ๅทฎใ™
ใ•ใ™
point
ๆธฉๅบฆๅทฎ
ใŠใ‚“ใฉใ•
temperature difference

Example Sentences

ๅทฎใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ• ใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
There is a difference.
ๅทฎๅˆฅใฏใ„ใ‘ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
ใ•ในใค ใฏ ใ„ใ‘ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
Discrimination is wrong.
ๅทฎ้กใ‚’ๆ‰•ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ•ใŒใ ใ‚’ ใฏใ‚‰ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
I pay the difference.
ๅ‚˜ใ‚’ๅทฎใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ‹ใ• ใ‚’ ใ•ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
I hold an umbrella.
ๆธฉๅบฆๅทฎใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
ใŠใ‚“ใฉใ• ใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
There is a temperature difference.

Cultural Note

๐Ÿ“ The concept of โ€œๅทฎโ€ reflects the Japanese sensitivity to subtle differences โ€” in temperature, tone, manner, or quality.
Recognizing and respecting such small differences is considered part of social awareness (ๆฐ—้…ใ‚Š / kikubari).