振ふり分わける

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

divide in two; split into halves

Used for physically or conceptually dividing something into two equal or roughly equal parts.

ケーキを振ふり分わけて、二人ふたりで食たべた。
We divided the cake in two and ate it together.
荷に物もつを左さ右ゆうに振ふり分わけて持もつ。
I carry the luggage by splitting it between my left and right hands.

2

ichidan verb, transitive verb

distribute; apportion; allot

Used for dividing something among multiple people or groups, often implying a fair or planned distribution.

仕し事ごとをメンバーに振ふり分わける。
I distribute the work among the members.
予よ算さんを各かく部ぶ署しょに振ふり分わけた。
We allocated the budget to each department.

Written forms

振ふり分わけるUsage84%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
ふり分わけるUsage6%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant mixing kana and kanji.
振ふりわけるUsage4%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant mixing kanji and kana.
ふりわけるUsage4%
振ふり分わけるUsage3%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not commonly used in modern writing.

Kanji

振shake, wave, wag
分part, minute of time, segment

Similar words

分わける
分ける is a general verb for dividing or separating; 振り分ける adds a nuance of actively sorting or distributing into predetermined portions, often with a sense of shaking or swinging motion implied by 振り.
分配ぶんぱいする
分配する is more formal and often used for profit-sharing or systematic distribution; 振り分ける is more concrete and can imply a physical act of sorting.

Etymology

Compound of 振り (furi, 'swinging' or 'shaking') + 分ける (wakeru, 'to divide'). The 振り element suggests a motion of sorting or distributing by shaking or waving, as in traditional methods of dividing goods.