分 — divide, minute, part
ぶん
分
divide
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
4 strokes
math
time
U+5206
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #24
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #781
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- divide
- minute
- part
word
ふん ・ぶん fun On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
分
bun
part
自
分
jibun
oneself
十
分
juubun
enough
分
野
bunya
field
多
分
tabun
probably
分
の
bunno
portion of
気
分
kibun
mood
半
分
hanbun
half
分
間
funkan
minutes (duration)
分
科
bunka
subdivision
分
子
bunshi
molecule
水
分
suibun
moisture
当
分
toubun
for the time being
言
い
分
iibun
one's say
細
分
saibun
subdivision
部
分
bubun
part
配
分
haibun
distribution
身
分
mibun
social status
区
分
kubun
division
分
配
bunpai
distribution
分
業
bungyou
division of labor
一
部
分
ichibubun
part
分
化
bunka
differentiation
自
分
勝
手
jibunkatte
selfish
分
類
bunrui
classification
成
分
seibun
ingredient
不
十
分
fujuubun
insufficient
分
散
bunsan
dispersion
分
別
funbetsu
discretion
分
量
bunryou
quantity
分
解
bunkai
disassembly
分
布
bunpu
distribution
余
分
yobun
extra
分
断
bundan
division
処
分
shobun
disposal
分
割
bunkatsu
division
分
担
buntan
sharing
分
権
bunken
decentralization
存
分
zonbun
to one's heart's content
仮
処
分
karishobun
provisional disposition
分
析
bunseki
analysis
充
分
juubun
sufficient
随
分
zuibun
very
分
離
bunri
separation
分
裂
bunretsu
split
分
岐
bunki
branching
分
譲
bunjou
selling in lots
分
泌
bunpitsu
secretion
幾
分
ikubun
somewhat
ふ ・ぶ fu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
わ wa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
わか waka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Components
Composed of
はち
八
eight
#12
かたな
刀
sword
#18
Used as component in (7)
Compound ideograph (会意). 八 (divide/split) above 刀 (knife). To divide — a knife splitting something. Extended to minute and part.