Translation guide
How to express the concept of 'distribution' in Japanese, covering handing out items, geographical spread, statistical patterns, and business logistics.
The act of giving out things like flyers, food, or supplies to multiple recipients.
Most common for distributing physical items like handouts, flyers, or goods to a group. Often used in formal or organized contexts.
I distributed the meeting materials.
We are distributing free samples.
Everyday verb for handing out or distributing things to people. More casual than 配布.
I handed out sweets to the children.
I have a job delivering newspapers.
Dividing and distributing something among a group, often money, profits, or resources. Implies fair or proportional sharing.
Distribute profits to shareholders.
How something is spread across an area, like population, stores, or species.
Used for the geographical distribution of things like plants, animals, population, or phenomena. Common in academic and descriptive contexts.
The distribution of this plant is limited.
The population distribution is uneven.
Arrangement or layout of things in a space, like furniture, personnel, or equipment. Focuses on intentional placement.
The way values are spread in a dataset, like normal distribution or income distribution.
The system of moving goods from producers to consumers, including warehousing and transportation.
Refers to the distribution of goods in commerce, including logistics, wholesale, and retail channels.
Improve the distribution channels.
Physical distribution, focusing on transportation, warehousing, and delivery. More about the physical movement of goods.
Making software, music, video, etc. available to users, often online.
Streaming or distributing digital content over the internet. Used for live streams, video on demand, software updates, etc.
A service that distributes music.
Formal term for distributing publications or software, often used in legal or official contexts. Less common in everyday speech.
配布 (haifu) is formal and often used for organized distribution of materials. 配る (kubaru) is the everyday verb for handing out. 分配 (bunpai) implies dividing something among people, like profits or tasks.
Distribute flyers (formal)
Hand out flyers (casual)
Distribute profits
流通 (ryūtsū) covers the entire commercial distribution system, including marketing and sales channels. 物流 (butsuryū) specifically refers to physical logistics: transportation, warehousing, and delivery.
We changed the distribution of stores.
This product is distributed nationwide.
物流コストを削減する。
Reduce distribution costs.
Distribute an app.
Software distribution terms.