汲くみ分わける

ichidan verb, transitive verb

apportion drawn water; ladle into separate containers

Physical action of drawing water or liquid and dividing it into portions or containers. Often used in contexts like serving tea or distributing water.

• お茶ちゃを急きゅう須すから湯ゆ呑のみに汲くみ分わける。

  I pour tea from the teapot into individual cups.

• 川かわの水みずをバケツに汲くみ分わけて運はこんだ。

  We drew water from the river into buckets and carried them.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

show understanding; appreciate nuances

Figurative extension: to discern and respond to subtle feelings, intentions, or situations, as if drawing out and distributing understanding. Often used in contexts of empathy or reading between the lines.

• 彼かれは相あい手ての気き持もちをうまく汲くみ分わけて対たい応おうした。

  He skillfully understood the other person's feelings and responded accordingly.

• 状じょう況きょうを汲くみ分わけて適てき切せつな判はん断だんを下くだす。

  I grasp the situation fully and make an appropriate decision.