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分かれる
Meaning in Englishbranch off, diverge, split
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What it means
分かれる means to be divided or split into parts, to branch off, or for opinions to diverge. It describes a change of state where a single thing becomes two or more distinct parts or directions, often used for roads, rivers, groups, or ideas.
Main meanings
- Physical or conceptual splitting into parts or branches (roads, rivers, ideas)
- Divergence of opinions or interpretations
- Parting ways or the separation of people or groups
- Distribution into two or more categories or camps
How to use it
Used in everyday speech and writing to describe splitting phenomena; commonly intransitive; subjects marked by が when describing a physical split (道が分かれる, 川が分かれる) or abstract divergence (意見が分かれる). For directional splits, に or へ can indicate resulting paths or destinations.
Variants and close terms
- 別れる (wakareru) — to part ways; romaji wakareru
- 分裂する (bunretsu suru) — to split into parts; romaji bunretsu suru
- 分岐する (bunkisuru) — to branch or diverge; romaji bunkisuru
- 統合する (tougou suru) — to unite; romaji tougou suru
Composition
- 分: division, part; われる denotes a change of state into a divided form; together they express becoming divided or branched
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N3
余分
yobun
extra, excess, surplus
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分ける
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divide, separate, share
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大部分
daibubun
most part, large portion
N3
何分
nanibun
anyway, please understand, how many minutes
N4
気分
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随分
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very, quite, considerably
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十分
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enough, sufficient, fully
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三十分
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thirty minutes
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半分
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half
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