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分母 (ぶんぼ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

分ぶん母ぼ

ぶ

ん

ぼ

Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

denominator

Mathematical term for the bottom part of a fraction.

分ぶん数すうの分ぶん母ぼがゼロになることはあり

ませ

ん

。

The denominator of a fraction cannot be zero.

分ぶん母ぼをそろえてから足たし算ざんをしてください。

Please find a common denominator before adding.

Usage patterns

分ぶん母ぼをそろえるto make denominators the same (e.g. before adding fractions)
分ぶん数すうを足たすには、まず分ぶん母ぼをそろえる必ひつ要ようがある。
To add fractions, you first need to make the denominators the same.
分ぶん母ぼが異ことなるfor the denominators to be different
この二ふたつの分ぶん数すうは分ぶん母ぼが異ことなるので、そのままでは比くらべられない。

Expressions

分ぶん母ぼを払はらうcancel a denominator; clear an equation of fractions

Kanji

分part, minute of time, segment
母mother

Related words

分ぶん子し
分子 is the numerator (top part of a fraction), while 分母 is the denominator (bottom part).

Opposites

分ぶん子しN1
分子 is the numerator (top part of a fraction), while 分母 is the denominator (bottom part).

Word family

公こう分ぶん母ぼ
common denominator
分ぶん母ぼ子し
denominator and numerator
同どう分ぶん母ぼ
common denominator

Etymology

From 分 (part, fraction) + 母 (mother, base), referring to the base or foundation of a fraction.

These two fractions have different denominators, so they can't be compared as they are.