仕し分わけ

し

わ

け

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

classification; sorting; grouping

General term for dividing things into categories, sorting items, or organizing by type. Often used in business, logistics, and daily life.

書しょ類るいを種しゅ類るいごとに仕し分わけする。
I sort the documents by type.
ゴミ

の

仕し

分わ

け

は

地ち

域いき

の

ルール

に

従したが

っ

て

ください

。

Please sort your trash according to local rules.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

journalizing; assortment journalizing

Bookkeeping term: the process of classifying transactions and recording them in a journal. Used in accounting contexts.

経けい理り部ぶでは毎まい日にちの取とり引ひきを仕し分わけしている。
The accounting department journalizes daily transactions.

Written forms

仕し分わけUsage21%
Standard spelling; used in news and general contexts.
仕し訳わけUsage76%
Alternate kanji form, less common but still seen.
仕し分わけUsage3%
Abbreviated kanji form; rarely used.

Kanji

仕attend, doing, official
分part, minute of time, segment
訳translate, reason, circumstance

Similar words

分ぶん類るい
分類 is a broader term for classification, often used in scientific or systematic categorization. 仕分け implies a more practical, hands-on sorting or dividing process.
整せい理り
整理 focuses on tidying up or putting things in order, while 仕分け emphasizes separating items into distinct groups.

Etymology

Compound of 仕 (し, 'to serve' or 'to do') and 分け (わけ, 'divide' or 'separate'), from the verb 分ける. The kanji 仕 is used phonetically here, and the word originally referred to dividing or apportioning tasks or goods.