Translation guide
How to express the act of taking something apart, or the state of being taken apart, in Japanese. The best choice depends on whether you are talking about machines, structures, or abstract analysis.
The physical act of disassembling a device, appliance, or mechanical object into its component parts.
The most common and general word for disassembly of machines, devices, or chemical compounds. Can be used as a noun or a suru-verb (分解する).
I took apart my computer and cleaned it.
This watch cannot be disassembled.
Often used for dismantling larger structures, vehicles, or buildings. Implies a more thorough or destructive process than 分解. Also used for dissection of animals.
They dismantled the old car and sold the parts.
The demolition work of the building has begun.
A casual verb meaning to take something apart, often into many small pieces. Can imply a rough or irreversible process. Commonly used in everyday conversation.
He was playing by taking the toy apart.
Can we take this desk apart and carry it?
The process of disassembling products for repair, recycling, or analysis, often in an industrial setting.
Still the standard term in technical manuals and engineering contexts. Often used in compound words like 分解図 (exploded view).
I assembled it while looking at the exploded view.
Used for dismantling large equipment, ships, or industrial plants. Also common in the context of scrapping.
Breaking down an argument, theory, or system into its components for examination.
Means 'analysis' and is the most natural choice for abstract disassembly. Use 分析する for the verb.
Let's try to analyze (disassemble) his theory.
Can be used metaphorically for breaking down concepts or systems, but 分析 is more common for abstract analysis.
Converting machine code back into assembly language or a higher-level representation.
The standard technical term for disassembly in software. Often used as a suru-verb (逆アセンブルする). The noun form is 逆アセンブル.
I disassembled this program and analyzed it.
A loanword from English 'disassemble', used in some technical contexts, but 逆アセンブル is more standard.
This product can be repaired by disassembly.
船舶の解体には数ヶ月かかる。
Dismantling a ship takes several months.
問題を小さな要素に分解する。
Break down the problem into smaller elements.
Read the disassembled code.