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分配 (ぶんぱい, bunpai) Japanese meaning: distribution | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 分配する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 分配ぶんぱい する 分配ぶんぱい しない Polite 分配ぶんぱい します 分配ぶんぱい しません Past polite 分配ぶんぱい しました 分配ぶんぱい しませんでした Past 分配ぶんぱい した 分配ぶんぱい しなかった Te-form 分配ぶんぱい して 分配ぶんぱい しないで Desire 分配ぶんぱい したい 分配ぶんぱい したくない Potential 分配ぶんぱい できる 分配ぶんぱい できない Passive 分配ぶんぱい される 分配ぶんぱい されない Causative 分配ぶんぱい させる 分配ぶんぱい させない Causative passive 分配ぶんぱい させられる 分配ぶんぱい させられない Volitional 分配ぶんぱい しよう Polite volitional 分配ぶんぱい しましょう Imperative 分配ぶんぱい しろ 分配ぶんぱい するな Conditional 分配ぶんぱい すれば 分配ぶんぱい しなければ Tara conditional 分配ぶんぱい したら 分配ぶんぱい しなかったら
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会かい
社しゃ
は
利り
益えき
を
株かぶ
主ぬし
に
分ぶん
配ぱい
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た
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The company distributed its profits to the shareholders.
We will allocate the work among all the team members.
The distribution of wealth is an important political issue.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの〉 〉 を 〈 人ひと〉 〉 に 分配ぶんぱい する to distribute something to someone
The company distributed the profits to its employees.
利益りえき を 分配ぶんぱい する to distribute profits
We plan to distribute the profits to the shareholders.
均等きんとう に 分配ぶんぱい する to distribute something evenly
The food was distributed evenly among everyone.
〈 物も 〉 の 分配〉のぶんぱい を 受う ける to receive a share of something
It was decided that I would receive a share of the inheritance.
Kanji 分 part, minute of time, segment 配 distribute, spouse, exile Related words· 10 配分 emphasizes apportioning according to a fixed ratio, rule, or budget, while 分配 is the more general word for dividing something up among recipients.
分担 is used for sharing out duties, costs, or workload among people, whereas 分配 covers goods, money, and resources more broadly.
配布 means handing out physical or digital materials like flyers or documents, without the strong sense of dividing a total that 分配 carries.
割り当て refers to a fixed quota or share assigned by an authority, while 分配 more neutrally describes the act of dividing something among parties.
Show 6 more 分配 focuses on distributing shares to people, while 分割 is about dividing a whole into parts regardless of recipients.
分配 is a formal, often written term for allocating shares (of money, resources, etc.), while 分け is the more casual noun/suffix used in everyday compounds like 山分け.
分配 is the general word for dividing and sharing things among people, while 配当 typically implies a planned, proportional allocation, especially of profits or dividends.
分配する is the common suru-verb for distributing shares among people, while 分かつ in this sense carries an older, more solemn tone.
Don't confuse with 分配 means to allocate or distribute something to specific recipients in shares, while 分散 means to scatter or spread something out without necessarily assigning shares.
分配 shares the kanji 配 with 支配 but means 'distribution' or 'division', unlike 支配's meaning of 'control' or 'rule'.
Word family· 9 redistribution
dispenser; distributor
dividend; distribution
distributive law
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound: 分 means dividing or a portion, and 配 means distributing or assigning. Together they conventionally express dividing something into shares and distributing or allocating them.
分配 is the general sharing or dividing of something among people, whereas 配給 implies an organized, often official, system of distribution.
分配する typically refers to dividing up profits, property, or goods among parties, whereas 割り当てる is broader and includes assigning tasks or time.
Show 4 more income distribution
resource sharing; resource allocation
labor's share of income; labor share
clock distribution; clock signal distribution
