分

ぶん

amount, share

Mnemonic

A portion cut off the whole with a blade. Your share of the bill, your share of the work, and the bun ぶん that comes with it: ぶん.

Worth knowing

The portion belonging to something. 自分じぶん is your own share, which is where the word for self comes from.

Built from

分

part, understand

八 divide + 刀 knife

Words sharing these kanji

分かる to understand 自分 self, oneself 気分 mood, feeling 十分 plenty 部分 part, section 多分 probably, perhaps 半分 half 随分 extremely, considerably 大分 very, greatly

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