Memory phrase for the Kanji: 分

分

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Meaning share, portion, divide, minute, understand

Pronunciation

BUN, FUN, BU
wakaru

Explanation

Top: eight 八, below: sword 刀 (Alternatively: See the 'eight 八' as one object 一 shattered by the sword into parts.)

Mnemonic
 
Eight swords to divide the time into minutes and to understand.

Radicals

刀 swordAs radical often simplified to:刂
分 minute
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 Vocabulary

充分 じゅうぶん  sufficient, enough, plenty
十分 じゅうぶん  enough
得分 とくぶん  one's share of the profit, gains
分ける わける  to divide, to separate
自分 じぶん  myself, oneself
多分 たぶん  perhaps, probably, generous, many
分母 ぶんぼ  denominator (math.)
分数 ぶんすう  fraction (in math)
分布 ぶんぷ  distribution

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