noun, noun, used as a suffix
division; splitting; classification
Used as a noun or, more often, as a suffix in compounds for dividing things into groups or sorting/classifying them, as in 班分け and 色分け.
See also: 分ける
先生がクラスの班分けをした。
The teacher divided the class into groups.
地図は地域ごとに色分けされている。
The map is color-coded by region.
noun, noun, used as a suffix
Refers to dividing something up among people or distributing shares. Common in compounds such as 山分け, 遺産分け, and お裾分け.
See also: 分ける
賞金はメンバー全員で山分けした。
The prize money was split among all the members.
祖父の遺産分けで親族が集まった。
noun, noun, used as a suffix
Only when written 分け
Mostly appears in the fixed compound 引き分け, meaning that neither side wins in a game, match, or contest.
See also: 引き分け
試合は一対一の引き分けに終わった。
The match ended in a one-one draw.
決勝戦で引き分けなら延
The relatives gathered for the division of their grandfather's inheritance.
If the final is a tie, it will go into extra time.
A noun and suffix use of the continuative stem of 分ける. The spelling 分け uses 分, conventionally associated with dividing or apportioning; 別け is an alternative spelling connected with separating or distinguishing.