【分】(bun, fun, wa-keru/ divide) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 分.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are

・ぶん　bun
・ふん　fun
・ぶ　ぶ

For example,

・分　ふん、ぷん　fun, pun
minute
5分　ごふん　go fun
8分　はっぷん　happun

・自分　じぶん　ji-bun
me, myself
自分自身　じぶんじしん　ji-bun ji-shin
myself, oneself

・気分　きぶん　ki-bun
mood, feeling
今日はとても気分がいい　きょうはとてもきぶんがいい　kyō wa totemo kibun ga ii
I feel so good today.

・十分　じゅうぶん　jū-bun
enough, sufficient
資源が十分ある国　しげんがじゅうぶんあるくに　shi-gen ga jū-bun aru kuni
Countries with sufficient resources

・処分　しょぶん　sho-bun
disposal
不用品を処分します　ふようひんをしょぶんします　fu-yō-hin o sho-bun shinmasu
I will dispose of unused items.

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is

・わ-ける　wa-keru

For example,

・分ける　わける　wa-keru
divide
ピザをみんなで分ける　ぴざをみんなでわける　pizza o minna de wa-keru
Divide the pizza among everyone.

・分かる　わかる　wa-karu
understand
日本語が少し分かるようになった　にほんごがすこしわかるようになった　nihon-go ga suko-shi wakaru yō ni natta
I understand a little Japanese now.

and so on.

③ Special reading

No special reading

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for 分.
This kanji is used in the next meanings

・divide

Radical

And the radical of this character is 刀　katana
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.

・国分　こくぶ、こくぶん　kokubu, kokubun

Personal name

There are no specific well-known personal names using the Kanji for 分

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 出

・国分 太一　こくぶんたいち　Kokubun Taichi
He is a member of TOKIO, a Johnny's (Japanese pop culture group)

Look-alikes

Finally, here are some kanji that are similar to 出

・介　かい、すけ　kai, suke
help

kanji that contain character 分 in their composition

・粉　ふん、こな　fun, kona
powder

・紛　ふん、まぎ-れる　fun, magi-reru
slip into, strife

・貧　ひん、まず-しい　hin, mazu-shii
poor

↓Other kanji characters can be found in the list here↓

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