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分ける
別ける
rarely-used kanji form
Readings
わける
wakeru
English
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between)
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
to break up (a fight), to mediate
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
to call a draw, to tie
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
to push one's way through (a crowd)
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
also written as 頒ける
to sell
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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 分ける, 分けます
[does], will [do] 分けない, 分けません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 分けた, 分けました
[did] 分けなかった, 分けませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 分けて, 分けまして 分けないで, 分けませんで 分けなくて
Kanjis
分 ON: ブン, フン, ブ KUN: わ.ける, わ.け, わ.かれる, わ.かる, わ.かつ
part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

Stroke: 4 Grade: 2 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 2-2-2 FC: 8022.2


別 ON: ベツ KUN: わか.れる, わ.ける
separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially

Stroke: 7 Grade: 4 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-5-2 FC: 6220.0


Phrases
母は子供たちに金をわけてやった。
Parts: 母 (はは) 子供たち (こどもたち) 金 (かね) 分ける (わけて) 遣る (やった)
The mother divided the money among her children.

ケーキをあなた方２人で分けなさい。
Parts: ケーキ 貴方々 (あなたがた) 二人 (ふたり) 分ける (わける) 為さい (なさい)
Divide the cake between you two.

彼は自分の本を５分野に分けた。
Parts: 彼 (かれ) 自分 (じぶん) 本 (ほん) 分野 (ぶんや) 分ける (わける)
He grouped his books into five categories.

君は夢と現実を分けることができないのか。
Parts: 君 (きみ) 夢 (ゆめ) 現実 (げんじつ) 分ける (わける) 事が出来る (ことができない)
Can't you divorce fantasy from reality?
You can't separate dreams from reality?