引ひき分わけ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun

draw; tie

Used in sports, games, and competitions when both sides finish equal. Often appears as 引き分けになる or 引き分けに終わる.

試し合あいは引ひき分わけに終おわった。
The match ended in a draw.
昨日きのうの野や球きゅうの試し合あいは引ひき分わけだった。
Yesterday's baseball game was a tie.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が引ひき分わけになるfor a match/game to end in a draw
その試し合あいは1対たい1の引ひき分わけになった。
The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
引ひき分わけに終おわるto finish/end as a draw
両りょうチームの実じつ力りょくは互ご角かくで、試し合あいは引ひき分わけに終おわった。
The two teams were evenly matched, and the game ended in a draw.
引ひき分わけで終おわるto end up as a draw (result)
延えん長ちょう戦せんでも決けっ着ちゃくがつかず、引ひき分わけで終おわった。
Even in overtime nothing was decided, and it ended in a draw.

Kanji

引pull, tug, jerk
分part, minute of time, segment

Related words· 7

同どう点てん
同点 describes an equal score at any point in a game, while 引き分け specifically names the final result of a game that ends tied.
ドロー
ドロー is a casual loanword used mainly in sports commentary for a tie, whereas 引き分け is the standard, more formal term.
持じ
持 is a specialized term for a tie used mainly in go, shogi, and traditional contests, while 引き分け is the general everyday word for a draw in any sport or game.
預あずかり
引き分け is the everyday word for a tie or draw in sports and games, while 預かり is a more specialized term used especially in sumo for an undecided bout.

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あいこN1
引き分け is the formal term for a tie used in sports and official competitions, while あいこ is casual and typical of games like rock-paper-scissors.
持もちN1
引き分け is the standard modern word for a tie in sports and games, while 持ち is a formal, literary term used specifically for a drawn game in go or a poetry contest.
タイゲーム
引き分け is the native Japanese term for a tie or draw, while タイゲーム is an English loanword used mainly in casual sports commentary.

Opposites

勝かちN3
勝ち means a win, the opposite outcome to 引き分け, which is a tied result.
負まけN3
負け means a loss, another opposite outcome to 引き分け, which is a tied result.

Counted with

回かいN4
Used when counting draws (引き分け) as results of matches or contests, e.g. 「2回引き分けた」.

Written forms

引ひき分わけUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
引ひき分わけUsage1%
Variant without okurigana; less common but still used.
ひきわけUsage1%

Etymology

Compound of 引き (hiki, continuative form of 引く 'pull') + 分け (wake, continuative form of 分ける 'divide, separate'), literally 'pulling apart evenly'. The meaning of a draw or tie developed from the idea of dividing something equally.