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分

4 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
ハ 刀
part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Kun:
わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
On:
ブン、 フン、 ブ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
24 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 分 【ブン】 part, portion, share, amount, worth (as in "two days' worth"), enough (for), one's means, one's place, one's lot, one's social position, one's duty, one's part, condition, state (of affairs), extent, rate (as in "at this rate"), in proportion to, just as much as, to the same degree, content (e.g. alcohol), percentage, equivalent to (e.g. an old brother)
  • 分化 【ブンカ】 specialization, specialisation, differentiation
  • 応分 【オウブン】 according to one's abilities, appropriate, reasonable
  • 細分 【サイブン】 subdivision (into small parts)
  • 分 【フン】 minute (unit of time), fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
  • 分別 【フンベツ】 discretion, prudence, good sense, judgement, judgment, wisdom, discernment
  • 毎分 【マイフン】 every minute, per minute
  • 壊変毎分 【カイヘンマイフン】 disintegration per minute, dpm
  • 分 【ブ】 one-tenth, one percent (one-tenth of a wari), 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun), 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes), 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale), one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency), thickness, advantageous circumstances, one-tenth of a monme of silver
  • 分 【ブン】 part, portion, share, amount, worth (as in "two days' worth"), enough (for), one's means, one's place, one's lot, one's social position, one's duty, one's part, condition, state (of affairs), extent, rate (as in "at this rate"), in proportion to, just as much as, to the same degree, content (e.g. alcohol), percentage, equivalent to (e.g. an old brother)
  • 一分 【イチブ】 one tenth, one hundredth, one percent, one tenth of a sun, one quarter ryō (an old coin)
  • 節分 【セツブン】 setsubun, last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony, last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

Kun reading compounds

  • 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell
  • 分け 【わけ】 division, splitting, classification, sharing, distribution, draw, tie
  • 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell
  • 申し訳 【もうしわけ】 apology, excuse
  • 追分 【おいわけ】 forked road
  • 分かれる 【わかれる】 to branch, to fork, to diverge, to separate, to split, to divide, to disperse, to scatter
  • 分かる 【わかる】 to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow, to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out, I know!, I think so too!
  • 分かつ 【わかつ】 to divide, to separate, to share, to distribute, to distinguish

Readings

Japanese names:
いた、 わけ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fen1, fen4
Korean:
bun

Spanish

  • parte
  • segmento
  • minuto
  • dividir
  • separar

Portuguese

  • parte
  • minuto
  • segmento
  • grau
  • dever
  • compreender
  • saber
  • valor
  • 1%
  • oportunidades
  • shaku/100

French

  • portion
  • minute
  • section
  • part
  • degré
  • son lot dans la vie
  • comprendre
  • savoir
  • devoir
  • taux
  • 1%
  • chances
  • bu = 1/100 de shaku = 3.03 mm
133 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
218 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
199 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
35 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
578 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
35 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
22 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
64 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.2 Japanese for Busy People
38 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
38 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
26 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
180 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2466 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1247 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1713 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
788 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1853 Morohashi
1972 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
454 New Nelson (John Haig)
781 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
844 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
28 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
101 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2045 2001 Kanji
2o2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-2 SKIP code
8022.7 Four corner code
1-42-12 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5206 Unicode hex code

粉

10 strokes
Radical:
rice 米
Parts:
ハ 并 刀 米
flour, powder, dust
Kun:
デシメートル、 こ、 こな
On:
フン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
1484 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 粉末 【フンマツ】 fine powder
  • 粉飾 【フンショク】 embellishment (e.g. of a story), ornamentation, decoration, putting on makeup
  • 米粉 【コメコ】 rice flour
  • 製粉 【セイフン】 milling, grinding into flour

Kun reading compounds

  • 粉 【こな】 flour, meal, powder, dust
  • 粉ミルク 【こなミルク】 milk powder, baby formula, infant formula, formula, baby milk
  • 火の粉 【ひのこ】 sparks
  • 薄力粉 【はくりきこ】 cake flour, pastry flour
  • 粉 【こな】 flour, meal, powder, dust
  • 粉ミルク 【こなミルク】 milk powder, baby formula, infant formula, formula, baby milk

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fen3
Korean:
bun

Spanish

  • harina
  • polvo

Portuguese

  • farinha
  • pó
  • poeira

French

  • farine
  • poudre
  • poussière
507 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
605 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
577 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1152 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3469 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
793 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
804 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1133 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1701 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1817 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1557 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1495 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1643 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
869 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1186 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
929 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
26872 Morohashi
1291 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4390 New Nelson (John Haig)
920 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
988 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
556 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1045 2001 Kanji
6b4.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-4 SKIP code
9892.7 Four corner code
1-42-20 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7c89 Unicode hex code

紛

10 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
ハ 刀 小 幺 糸
distract, be mistaken for, go astray, divert
Kun:
まぎ.れる、 -まぎ.れ、 まぎ.らす、 まぎ.らわす、 まぎ.らわしい
On:
フン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
994 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 紛争 【フンソウ】 dispute, conflict, trouble, strife
  • 紛糾 【フンキュウ】 complication, confusion, disorder, chaos, dispute, conflict, trouble, quarrel
  • 人工授粉 【ジンコウジュフン】 artificial pollination, hand pollination, mechanical pollination

Kun reading compounds

  • 紛れる 【まぎれる】 to disappear into, to be lost in, to slip into, to get mixed in among, to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.), to be almost indistinguishable, to be confusingly similar, to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.), to forget about, to be distracted by, to be too absorbed in
  • 紛らす 【まぎらす】 to divert (e.g. one's mind), to distract, to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.), to drown (one's sorrows), to beguile (the time), to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile), to hide, to shift (the conversation), to change (the subject)
  • 紛らわす 【まぎらわす】 to divert (e.g. one's mind), to distract, to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.), to drown (one's sorrows), to beguile (the time), to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile), to hide, to shift (the conversation), to change (the subject)
  • 紛らわしい 【まぎらわしい】 easily mixed up (e.g. similar words), easily mistaken, confusingly similar, misleading, equivocal, ambiguous

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fen1
Korean:
bun

Spanish

  • revuelto
  • difuminado
  • confuso
  • ambiguo
  • desviar
  • confundir
  • estar confuso

Portuguese

  • distrair
  • ser incorreto para
  • desviar-se
  • desviar

French

  • emmêler
  • confusion
  • s'égarer
  • détourner
1768 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1100 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3506 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1499 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1622 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1702 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1818 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1298 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1520 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1648 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
873 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1191 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1370 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27295 Morohashi
1296 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4452 New Nelson (John Haig)
1358 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1458 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1379 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2745 2001 Kanji
6a4.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-4 SKIP code
2892.7 Four corner code
1-42-22 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7d1b Unicode hex code

雰

12 strokes
Radical:
rain 雨
Parts:
ハ 刀 雨
atmosphere, fog
On:
フン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1341 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 雰囲気 【フンイキ】 atmosphere, mood, ambience, ambiance, aura, feel, a certain air, presence, special aura, something (about someone), (Earth's) atmosphere
  • 雰囲気美人 【フンイキビジン】 woman who is not traditionally beautiful yet somehow very attractive, woman with an aura of beauty

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fen1
Korean:
bun

Spanish

  • niebla
  • atmósfera
  • sensación

Portuguese

  • atmosfera
  • nevoeiro

French

  • atmosphère
  • ambiance
  • brouillard
1769 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1941 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5045 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1888 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1824 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1973 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1063 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1861 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3446 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1773 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2414 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2047 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
42231 Morohashi
2772 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6521 New Nelson (John Haig)
2028 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2184 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1603 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3145 2001 Kanji
8d4.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-8-4 SKIP code
1022.7 Four corner code
1-42-23 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
96f0 Unicode hex code

盆

9 strokes
Radical:
dish 皿
Parts:
ハ 刀 皿
basin, lantern festival, tray
On:
ボン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1654 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 盆 【ボン】 tray, family, household, O-Bon, Bon Festival, Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead, gambler's den
  • 盆栽 【ボンサイ】 bonsai, miniature potted plant
  • 旧盆 【キュウボン】 Bon Festival of the lunar calendar
  • 海盆 【カイボン】 ocean basin

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
pen2
Korean:
bun

Spanish

  • bandeja
  • fiesta de las linternas

Portuguese

  • bacia
  • bandeja

French

  • bassin
  • fête des lanternes (oBon)
  • plateau
1828 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1873 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
594 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1087 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1552 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1099 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1150 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1314 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1369 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2581 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1317 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1788 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1461 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
22959 Morohashi
2079 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3889 New Nelson (John Haig)
1449 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1557 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1285 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2074 2001 Kanji
2o7.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-7 SKIP code
2-4-5 SKIP code
8010.7 Four corner code
1-43-63 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
76c6 Unicode hex code