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Kanji Detail for 分 - "divide, share, understand"

分

  • Meaning

    分 means "divide, share, understand."

    1. To divide - To separate; to distinguish; to break apart.

    2. To split - To break into parts.

    3. To share - To distribute; to allocate.

    4. To discern - To make clear.

    5. Unit - A measurement for length, area, time.

    6. Portion - One's share; nature; character.

    7. Rule - Regulation; custom; standard.

    8. Status - Position; social standing.

    9. To understand - To comprehend; to grasp.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    part; minute of time; segment; share; degree; one's lot; duty; understand; know; rate; 1%; chances; shaku/100

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    divide; small unit of time etc.

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad); (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]); fraction; one tenth (of certain units); unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm; minute (unit of time); minute (angular measurement unit); a point (in sports or games); 0.01 yuan (unit of money)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Dividing a total into multiple parts is called 分. Such as 鼎足三分 (three-way division), 春色平分 (spring colors equally divided). Also, midnight is called 夜分, also meaning equal division. | To distinguish. (Analects) "Cannot distinguish the five grains." Meaning cannot recognize them. | To separate. Such as 分手, meaning to part. | In measurement: one hundredth of a chi is a 分; one tenth of a mu is a 分; one hundredth of a liang is a 分; one hundredth of a yuan is a 分; one sixtieth of an hour is a 分; one sixtieth of a degree of arc is a 分. | In mathematics, numbers that don't divide evenly are called 分數 (fractions). Meaning analyzing dividend and divisor into portions to get their ratio. Such as numerator (分子), denominator (分母). Also, decimals can be expressed as fractions. The first decimal place is one-tenth of a unit, the second is one-hundredth, and so on. | One's position. Such as 名分 (status), 職分 (duty), 分所應當 (what one ought to do by one's position), meaning everyone has limits according to their position. | A portion. Such as 一分, 二分, meaning getting one-tenth or two-tenths of the total amount. Also commonly written as 份.
  • Onyomitip

    bu(ぶ) ぶ

    bun(ぶん) ぶん

    fun(ふん) ふん

  • Kunyomitip

    wa.kareru(わかれる) わかれる

    wa.karu(わかる) わかる

    wa.katsu(わかる) わかる

    wa.keru(わける) わける

  • Strokestip

    4 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    刀 刂 (katana・ritto)

  • Related Keywords
    divide share portion separate distinguish minute part distribute discern understand fraction segment ratio allot allocate classify sort differentiate analyze comprehend

Sentences including 分

  • He will have his own way in everything.

  • That will do.

  • If you're doing it in fun , i'd rather you didn't come.

  • The train is twenty minutes behind time.

  • I'm very ashamed of myself about what i've done.

  • I don't know when he will be here.

  • She started ten minutes ago.

  • The boy fanned himself with his hat.

  • It's a ten minutes walk to the bus stop.

  • You may bring your own lunch to school.

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