分ける · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 分ける | 分けない |
| Polite | 分けます | 分けません |
| Past polite | 分けました | 分けませんでした |
| Past | 分けた | 分けなかった |
| Te-form | 分けて | 分けないで |
| Desire | 分けたい | 分けたくない |
| Potential | 分けられるalso 分けれる | 分けられないalso 分けれない |
| Passive | 分けられる | 分けられない |
| Causative | 分けさせる | 分けさせない |
| Causative passive | 分けさせられる | 分けさせられない |
| Volitional | 分けよう | |
| Polite volitional | 分けましょう | |
| Imperative | 分けろ | 分けるな |
| Conditional | 分ければ | 分けなければ |
| Tara conditional | 分けたら | 分けなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
divide; split; separate; classify
Broad physical and abstract use: dividing something into parts, splitting groups, separating items, or classifying things.
ケーキを四つに分ける。
Divide the cake into four pieces.
Separate the trash into burnable and non-burnable.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Used for sharing or distributing something among people, such as food, money, or tasks.
We shared the snacks among everyone.
Distribute the work among the team.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
distinguish; differentiate; tell apart
Used for telling things apart, recognizing differences, or making distinctions.
It's difficult to distinguish right from wrong.
He can tell the twin brothers apart by their voices.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
break up a fight; mediate
Used for intervening in a fight or argument to separate the parties.
The teacher broke up the students' fight.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
call a draw; tie
Used in sports or games when the result is a draw or tie.
The match ends in a draw.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
push through a crowd
Used when forcing one's way through a crowd by parting people.
Push through the crowd.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Only when written 頒ける
Rare, archaic use meaning 'to sell'; also written as 頒ける. Not used in modern Japanese.
In old documents, 頒ける is sometimes used to mean 'to sell' and read as わける.
We divided the pizza into four pieces and ate it.
I shared my lunch with a friend.
It's hard to tell the real thing from a fake.
The teacher broke up the fight between the two of them.
配る emphasizes handing out individual portions to each recipient, while 分ける just means to share or split something among people.
区別する is a more formal, abstract word for telling two things apart, while 分ける is used more broadly for distinguishing as well as physically dividing.
分ける is the everyday verb for dividing or sharing something, while 分かつ is a more formal, literary word often used in set phrases.
分ける focuses on dividing a whole into parts or distributing shares, while 離す emphasizes pulling things apart or breaking contact between them.
分ける is the general verb for splitting or dividing something into parts, while 区切る specifically stresses marking clear boundaries or sections.
分ける means to split a whole into parts, whereas 隔てる focuses on the gap or barrier that keeps two things apart.
分ける means to separate or divide things apart, the opposite action of 混ぜ合わす, which combines them into one.
draw; tie
distinguish; tell apart; recognize
sort; classify; journalize
division; distribution; splitting up · carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder · hair parted in the middle
use properly; use different things for different purposes
color-coding; classification by color; sorting by color · classification; sorting; grouping
subdivision; dividing into small portions
equal division; equal split
sharing a portion of something received; passing along a share
reasonableness; obedience
division; section; classification; compartment; lane
share; portion; cut
dividing line; parting; partition · crisis; decisive moment
share; divide among ourselves
pathfinder; trailblazer; early settler · pioneer; founder; originator
cut up; cut into pieces; carve · distinguish; isolate; separate out
classification; sorting; grouping · journalizing; assortment journalizing
distribute; hand out; share out
dividing up work; splitting into groups
divide in two; split into halves · distribute; apportion; allot
draw due to injury (sumo) · ending in mutual damage; both sides lose
root division; dividing a plant
distinguish by hearing; tell apart by sound · listen and understand; be reasonable; listen to reason
distribute; portion out; serve · separate out; pick out
sort; separate; classify
division; splitting; classification · sharing; distribution · draw; tie
assortment; sorting by kind
Search-only kanji form; historically used for 'to sell' but extremely rare.