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分別書き方 (bunbetsukakikata) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

分ぶん別べつ書かき方かた

ぶ

ん

べ

つ

か

き

か

た

Meanings

1

separating words with spaces

rare term

Rare term for word separation by spaces in Japanese writing; the standard term is 分かち書き.

See also: 分かち書き

「分ぶん別べつ書かき方かた」は、分わかち

書が

き

の

古ふる

い

言い

い

方かた

の

一ひと

つ

だ

。

「分別書き方」 is one of the older ways to refer to word separation with spaces.

Kanji

分part, minute of time, segment
別separate, branch off, diverge
書write
方direction, person, alternative

Related words

分わかち書がき
The standard modern term for separating words with spaces in Japanese writing. 分別書き方 is a rare, older synonym.

Built from

分ぶん別べつ+書かき方かた

Written forms

分ぶん別べつ書かき方かた
Rare term; the more common equivalent is 分かち書き.
分ぶん別べつ書かき方かた
Variant spelling of 分別書き方, also rare.

Etymology

Compound of 分別 (ぶんべつ, 'separation') and 書き方 (かきかた, 'way of writing'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is an older term for word spacing.