仕し分わける

し

わ

け

る

Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

sort; classify; journalize

General term for sorting items into categories. In accounting, specifically means to record transactions in a journal (journalize).

書しょ類るいを種しゅ類るいごとに仕し分わける。
I sort the documents by type.
経けい理り部ぶでは毎まい日

にち

の

取とり

引ひき

を

仕し

分わ

け

て

いる

。

The accounting department journals the daily transactions.

Written forms

仕し分わけるUsage76%
Standard kanji spelling for sorting and classifying.
しわけるUsage24%
仕し訳わける
Alternate kanji form; 訳 carries a nuance of distinguishing or separating, but 仕分ける is more common.

Kanji

仕attend, doing, official
分part, minute of time, segment
訳translate, reason, circumstance

Similar words

分ぶん類るいする
分類する is more formal and often used for scientific or systematic classification, while 仕分ける is practical and everyday.
整せい理りする
整理する emphasizes tidying up and organizing, whereas 仕分ける focuses on separating into categories.

Etymology

Compound of 仕 (し, 'to do') and 分ける (わける, 'to divide'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with sorting and classifying.