Vocab Info

N3 る-verb, Transitive verb

分(わ)けるto divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell

    Dictionary Definition

    1. る-verb, Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out

      2. 2.

        to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out

      3. 3.

        to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between)

      4. 4.

        to break up (a fight), to mediate

      5. 5.

        to call a draw, to tie

      6. 6.

        to push one's way through (a crowd)

      7. 7.

        to sell

        also written as 頒ける

    All Forms

    分ける 【わける】、別ける 【わける】

    Details

      • わ

      • け

      • る

    • Frequency

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    Examples

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    • 映画(えいが)を前半(ぜんはん)と後半(こうはん)の二(ふた)つに分(わ)けて観(み)る。

      To watch a movie in two parts, dividing it into the first half and the second half.

      • N3
    • 昔(むかし)は髪(かみ)を七(しち)三(さん)に分(わ)けるのが流行(りゅうこう)していました。

      In the past, it was trendy to part the hair with a 70:30 ratio.

      • N3
    • 最新(さいしん)の食(しょく)洗(せん)機(き)の代金(だいきん)10(じゅう)万(まん)円(えん)を5(ご)回(かい)に分(わ)けて支払(しはら)うことにしました。

      I decided to pay for the latest dishwasher, which costs 100,000 yen, in five installments.

      • N3
    • 上司(じょうし)から頂(いただ)き物(もの)として貰(もら)った大量(たいりょう)の柿(かき)を隣(となり)の家(いえ)の人(ひと)にも分(わ)ける事(こと)にした。

      I decided to share the large amount of persimmons I received as a gift from my boss with the people in the neighboring house.

      • N3
    • 草(くさ)の根(ね)を分(わ)けて必死(ひっし)に探(さが)したところ、指(ゆび)から抜(ぬ)けてしまった指輪(ゆびわ)が見(み)つかった。

      I searched desperately, separating the grass roots, and found the ring that had slipped off my finger.

      • N2
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