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分立 (ぶんりつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
separation ; independent division ; segregation
Refers to parts, powers, groups, or states being separated and standing independently rather than being unified. Common in compounds and formal phrases such as 三権分立, 'separation of powers'.
当とう 時じ 、 この 地ち 域いき に は 小ちい さな 国くに 々ぐに が 分ぶん 立りつ し て い た 。
At that time, small states existed separately in this region.
Kanji 分 part, minute of time, segment Similar words 分ぶん 離り A broader word for separation or detachment, including physical separation; 分立 emphasizes separated parts standing independently as distinct entities.
独どく 立りつ Means independence or autonomy of one entity; 分立 focuses on multiple entities or functions being divided from one another.
分ぶん 裂れつ Often implies a split, rupture, or internal division, sometimes with a negative nuance; 分立 is more neutral and institutional.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 分, 'to divide,' and 立, 'to stand' or 'establish'; literally, parts standing separately. This is a component-based explanation of the spelling rather than a detailed historical derivation.
