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How to say 'Disposal' in Japanese | 処分

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The Japanese word for Disposal is 'Shobun', written as 処分 in Japanese.'Disposal' in hiragana is しょぶん.

    word

    処分

    Meaning

    Disposal

    Reading

    しょぶん

    shobun

    Kanji

    処Deal with 分Minute, Part

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '処分 (しょぶん)' primarily means 'disposal'. It refers to the act of getting rid of something, often in the context of waste, unwanted items, or even abstract matters like responsibilities. For example: disposal of garbage「ゴミの処分」(ごみのしょぶん). The company decided on the disposal of old equipment「会社は古い設備の処分を決めた」(かいしゃはふるいせつびのしょぶんをきめた). In some contexts, it can also imply handling or dealing with a situation, but the core meaning revolves around the concept of disposal.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    Unknown

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    1936

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 処分

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    処

    Meaning

    Deal with

  • kanji

    分

    Meaning

    Minute, Part

Words Related to 処分 Through the Kanji 処

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 処 as well.

  • word

    何処

    Meaning

    Where

  • word

    処理

    Meaning

    Processing, Disposal

  • word

    彼処

    Meaning

    There

  • word

    対処

    Meaning

    Handling

  • word

    処置

    Meaning

    Measure

  • word

    処方

    Meaning

    Prescription

Words Related to 処分 Through the Kanji 分

These 40 Words contain the Kanji 分 as well.

  • word

    自分

    Meaning

    Self

  • word

    分かる

    Meaning

    Understand

  • word

    部分

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    分

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    十分

    Meaning

    Enough

  • word

    多分

    Meaning

    Probably

  • word

    気分

    Meaning

    Mood

  • word

    半分

    Meaning

    Half

  • word

    分野

    Meaning

    Field

  • word

    分ける

    Meaning

    Divide, Separate

  • word

    随分

    Meaning

    Quite

  • word

    一部分

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    春分

    Meaning

    Spring equinox

  • word

    秋分

    Meaning

    Equinox, Autumnal

  • word

    区分

    Meaning

    Division, Classification

  • word

    分かれる

    Meaning

    Divide, Split

  • word

    身分

    Meaning

    Status

  • word

    取り分け

    Meaning

    Especially

  • word

    成分

    Meaning

    Ingredient, Component

  • word

    分割

    Meaning

    Split, Division

  • word

    分布

    Meaning

    Distribution

  • word

    分子

    Meaning

    Molecule

  • word

    大分

    Meaning

    Considerably

  • word

    水分

    Meaning

    Moisture

  • word

    配分

    Meaning

    Distribution

  • word

    大部分

    Meaning

    Majority

  • word

    分解

    Meaning

    Disassembly, Analysis

  • word

    不十分

    Meaning

    Insufficient

  • word

    分配

    Meaning

    Distribution

  • word

    引き分け

    Meaning

    Draw

  • word

    分担

    Meaning

    Division

  • word

    当分

    Meaning

    Awhile

  • word

    分泌

    Meaning

    Secretion

  • word

    分類

    Meaning

    Classification

  • word

    分間

    Meaning

    Minutes

  • word

    分離

    Meaning

    Separation

  • word

    余分

    Meaning

    Extra

  • word

    分散

    Meaning

    Distribution, Dispersion

  • word

    分析

    Meaning

    Analysis

  • word

    分裂

    Meaning

    Split, Division

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