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分かり (わかり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

分わかり

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Common word

Meanings

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noun

understanding; comprehension

Refers to the state or degree of grasping something mentally; often used in phrases like 分かりが早い (quick to understand) or 分かりやすい (easy to understand).

彼かれは分わかりが早はやいので、説せつ明めいが楽らくだ。
He is quick to understand, so explaining is easy.
この説せつ明めい書しょは分わかりにくい。
This manual is hard to understand.

Written forms

分わかり
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news and common usage.
分わかりUsage100%
Less common simplified form; 分かり is preferred.
解わかり
Alternative kanji emphasizing 'solving' or 'unraveling' understanding; less common than 分かり.
判わかり
Alternative kanji emphasizing 'distinguishing' or 'judging' understanding; less common than 分かり.

Kanji

分

part, minute of time, segment

解unravel, notes, key

判judgement, judgment, signature

Similar words

理り解かい
理解 is a more formal noun for deep comprehension or intellectual grasp, while 分かり is a colloquial, everyday term for understanding.
納なっ得とく
納得 emphasizes acceptance or being convinced, whereas 分かり focuses on the cognitive act of understanding.

Etymology

Noun form of the verb 分かる (wakaru, 'to understand'), derived from the classical verb 分く (waku, 'to divide, distinguish'). The kanji 分 carries the core meaning of 'divide, distinguish, understand'.