The Japanese term for "synonym discussion"?


In English, when I want to know the subtle differences in meaning between
similar words I consult a thesaurus's synonym discussion. To give an example
of this, see halfway down [Merriam-Webster's thesaurus
page](https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ponder) for the word "ponder".
Several English thesauruses have them, but not all thesauruses do.

Is there a term for this which Japanese thesauruses conventionally use?




The similar section in [a Japanese
thesaurus](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/thsrs/682/meaning/m0u/%E5%BA%A7%E3%82%8B/)
names itself **使い分け** --"usage differentiation" or "using accordingly", and I
think this is a pretty stable choice of word. It however does not contain the
word "synonym", which, in the case you want specify, could be added like
類語の使い分け.




The similar section in [a Japanese
thesaurus](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/thsrs/682/meaning/m0u/%E5%BA%A7%E3%82%8B/)
names itself **使い分け** --"usage differentiation" or "using accordingly", and I
think this is a pretty stable choice of word. It however does not contain the
word "synonym", which, in the case you want specify, could be added like
類語の使い分け.

