Translation guide
The act of distributing or assigning resources, money, time, or tasks to specific purposes or people.
To express how money, resources, or supplies are divided and given out.
General term for distribution or apportionment of something among recipients. Often used for budgets, time, or resources.
予算の配分を見直す必要がある。
We need to review the allocation of the budget.
Assignment or quota; emphasizes that something is allotted to a specific person or group. Common in work or resource contexts.
各チームにタスクの割り当てを行った。
We allocated tasks to each team.
Sharing out or dividing among people, often used for profits, food, or tangible items.
利益の分配について話し合った。
We discussed the allocation of profits.
Appropriation or earmarking of funds for a specific purpose. Formal, often used in accounting or official documents.
この費用は予備費から充当する。
This expense will be allocated from the reserve fund.
To express giving someone a specific job, duty, or role.
The most natural word for assigning tasks or quotas to individuals or groups.
仕事の割り当てが不公平だ。
The allocation of work is unfair.
Can be used for distributing workloads, but less personal than 割り当て.
To assign roles; a common phrase for dividing responsibilities in a team.
プロジェクトの役割を割り振った。
We allocated roles for the project.
To express setting aside time or space for a particular activity.
Used for time allocation, such as in schedules or study plans.
勉強時間の配分を考えよう。
Let's think about the allocation of study time.
Can be used for time slots or space, but often implies a fixed assignment.
To set aside time; a natural verb phrase for allocating time to something.
この問題に十分な時間を割くべきだ。
We should allocate enough time to this issue.
To express how a computer system assigns memory or processing power.
Standard term in IT for memory allocation or resource assignment.
メモリの割り当てに失敗した。
Memory allocation failed.
Loanword from English, used in technical contexts, but 割り当て is more common.
配分 (haibun) is about proportional distribution, often for abstract things like time or budget. 割り当て (wariate) is about assigning a fixed amount or task to someone. 分配 (bunpai) is about sharing out tangible items or profits among people.
The loanword アロケーション is only used in specialized IT or business jargon. In everyday Japanese, use 割り当て or 配分.
業務の配分を調整する。
We adjust the allocation of duties.
会議室の割り当てを確認する。
Check the allocation of meeting rooms.
dynamic memory allocation