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How to say 'Split' or 'Division' in Japanese | 分割

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The Japanese word for Split or Division is 'Bunkatsu', written as 分割 in Japanese.'Split' or 'Division' in hiragana is ぶんかつ.

    word

    分割

    Meaning

    Split, Division

    Reading

    ぶんかつ

    bunkatsu

    Kanji

    分Minute, Part 割Divide, Split

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '分割 (ぶんかつ)' refers to the act of dividing or splitting something into parts. It is commonly used in contexts such as dividing tasks, splitting payments, or partitioning land. For example: The company decided to split the project into smaller tasks「会社はプロジェクトを分割することに決めた」(かいしゃはぷろじぇくとをぶんかつすることにきめた). The payment will be divided into three installments「支払いは3回に分割されます」(しはらいわ3かいにぶんかつされます). This term is often used in both formal and informal settings, and it can apply to physical, abstract, or conceptual divisions.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    Unknown

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    3737

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 分割

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    分

    Meaning

    Minute, Part

  • kanji

    割

    Meaning

    Divide, Split

Words Related to 分割 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

    処分

    Meaning

    Disposal

  • 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

Words Related to 分割 Through the Kanji 割

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 割 as well.

  • word

    役割

    Meaning

    Role

  • word

    割り算

    Meaning

    Division

  • word

    割

    Meaning

    Ratio

  • word

    学割

    Meaning

    Student discount

  • word

    時間割り

    Meaning

    Schedule

  • word

    割る

    Meaning

    Break

  • word

    割合

    Meaning

    Proportion, Relatively

  • word

    割り当て

    Meaning

    Allocation

  • word

    割り当てる

    Meaning

    Allocate

  • word

    割り引く

    Meaning

    Discount

  • word

    割に

    Meaning

    Relatively

  • word

    割り引き

    Meaning

    Discount

  • word

    割合に

    Meaning

    Relatively

  • word

    割り込む

    Meaning

    Cut in, Interrupt

  • word

    割れる

    Meaning

    Break

  • word

    割り箸

    Meaning

    Chopsticks

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What does 'Bunkatsu' (分割) mean?

'Bunkatsu' means 'Split' or 'Division' .

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