How to say "Distribution" in Japanese | 分布

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Distribution" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Distribution" is "Bunpu", written in japanese as "分布".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '分布 (ぶんぷ)' means 'distribution'. This term is commonly used in contexts such as statistics, geography, biology, and other fields to describe how something is spread or arranged over an area or among a group. For example: the distribution of population「人口の分布」(じんこうのぶんぷ). The distribution of resources「資源の分布」(しげんのぶんぷ). It can also refer to the spread of data points in a statistical context, such as 'normal distribution'「正規分布」(せいきぶんぷ). The word is neutral and can be applied to both physical and abstract distributions.

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "分" means "Minute" and "Part" and can be read as "Bun", "Fun" and "Wa". And The kanji "布" means "Cloth" and "Linen" and can be read as "Fu" and "Nuno".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Bunpu" mean in japanese?

"Bunpu" means "Distribution" .

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To make really sure you learn this word, We've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana ぶ is read as 'bu'.

The hiragana ん is read as 'n'.

The hiragana ふ is read as 'fu'.

The hiragana わ is read as 'wa'.

The hiragana ぬ is read as 'nu'.

The hiragana の is read as 'no'.

The hiragana ぷ is read as 'pu'.

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.