分わけ前まえ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

share; portion; cut

Refers to a person's allocated part of something distributed among several people, such as money, food, or work.

遺い産さんの分わけ前まえでもめた。
They quarreled over their share of the inheritance.
君きみの分わけ前まえはこれだけ

だ

。

This is your share.

Written forms

分わけ前まえUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; used in news and everyday contexts.
別わけ前まえ
Uncommon variant; 分け前 is strongly preferred.

Kanji

分part, minute of time, segment
前in front, before
別separate, branch off, diverge

Similar words

取とり分ぶん
取り分 is a more concrete term for a portion taken from a whole, often used for food served to an individual. 分け前 is broader and can refer to any distributed share, including abstract things like work or responsibility.
割わり当あて
割り当て emphasizes an assigned quota or allocation, often in official or systematic contexts. 分け前 is more about a share resulting from division among people.

Etymology

Compound of 分け (wake, 'dividing', the continuative form of 分ける) and 前 (mae, here meaning 'portion' or 'share'). The combination literally means 'divided portion'.