Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 分ける(わける) in Japanese

分ける, 別ける
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
わける
Romaji
wakeru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to divide (into); to split (into); to part; to separate; to divide up; to classify; to sort out; to divide out
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to share; to distribute; to deal out; to dish out
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to distinguish; to discriminate; to differentiate (between)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to break up (a fight); to mediate
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to call a draw; to tie
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to push one's way through (a crowd)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to sell

Examples of 分ける, 別ける, わける in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
分ける
Plain Polite
分けます
Negative
分けない
Negative Polite
分けません

Past

Plain
分けた
Plain Polite
分けました
Negative
分けなかった
Negative Polite
分けませんでした

Te

Plain
分けて
Plain Polite
分けまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
分けられる
Plain Polite
分けられます
Negative
分けられない
Negative Polite
分けられません


Related Kanji

JLPT 4

7 strokes

separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially

On'Yomi: ベツ

Kun'Yomi: わか.れる, わ.ける

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JLPT 5

4 strokes

part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

On'Yomi: ブン, フン, ブ

Kun'Yomi: わ.ける, わ.け, わ.かれる, わ.かる, わ.かつ

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