[分] Handwritten Kanji for divide and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “分” (fun); Kanji for “to divide”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “分” (fun)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “分”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
分	ブン フン ブ わ-ける わ-かれる わ-かる わ-かつ	bun fun bu wa-keru wa-kareru wa-karu wa-katsu	4	刀	to divide

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “分”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
十二時十五分	じゅうにじじゅうごふん	juuniji juugofun	Twelve fifteen
ゴミの分別	ごみのふんべつ	gomi no funbetsu	Garbage separation
ケーキを分ける	けーきをわける	ke-ki wo wakeru	To divide a cake