noun
Refers to financial profit or gains from an endeavor.
投資の得分は予想以上だった。
The returns on the investment were better than expected.
noun
One's allocated share or portion of something, often money or goods.
彼は遺産の得分を受け取った。
He received his share of the inheritance.
noun
earnings from land tax (feudal Japan)
Archaic term for income derived from land tax in feudal Japan.
江戸時代の得分は年貢による収入を指した。
In the Edo period, 得分 referred to income from land tax.
Compound of 得 (profit, gain) and 分 (portion, share). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.