the central part of a country, historically, commonly known as the capital city or the main region, where an emperor or other ruler resides / something within a country

Short for 中国地方 (Chūgoku chihō): the Chūgoku region of Japan

a surname

discrimination

to distinguish; to discriminate

Alternative form of 夕立は馬の背を分ける

(art) drawing (being able to draw) characters distinctly

imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 描き分ける (kakiwakeru) [ichidan]

Chinese (any language spoken in China) / Chinese (class of languages) / Chinese (Mandarin)

the Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori, and Shimane)