仕分け・仕訳・仕分|しわけshiwake[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
仕分け仕分け is the most common written form of this word and the recommended choice for beginners. Use it when you need to write the word, rather than choosing a less common variant.
仕訳仕訳 is a less common kanji-only written variant of 仕分け. Learners can recognize it as an alternative form, but 仕分け is the better choice for writing.
仕分仕分 is a less common kanji-only written variant of 仕分け, and it is less common than 仕訳. Beginners should use 仕分け instead.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbclassification; sorting (out); grouping; assortment
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbassortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 仕分けする（しわけする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 仕分けします（しわけします） |
| Negative (nai) | 仕分けしない（しわけしない） |
| polite (masen) | 仕分けしません（しわけしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 仕分けせず・仕分けせぬ（しわけせず・しわけせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 仕分けした（しわけした） |
| polite (mashita) | 仕分けしました（しわけしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 仕分けしなかった（しわけしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 仕分けしませんでした（しわけしませんでした） |
| Te form | 仕分けして（しわけして） |
| Potential | 仕分けできる（しわけできる） |
| Passive | 仕分けされる（しわけされる） |
| Causative | 仕分けさせる（しわけさせる） |
| Causative passive | 仕分けさせられる（しわけさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 仕分けすれば（しわけすれば） |
| tara | 仕分けしたら（しわけしたら） |
| Volitional | 仕分けしよう（しわけしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 仕分けしましょう（しわけしましょう） |
| Imperative | 仕分けしろ（しわけしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym分類ぶんるいNeutralThe most general word for classifying by a standard; 「仕分け」 suggests hands-on sorting of mail or goods, and also covers bookkeeping entries.
- Synonym区分けくわけNeutralDividing a space or whole into sections or zones; 「仕分け」 is about sorting items themselves into categories.
- Synonym分別ぶんべつNeutralTypical for separating garbage and recyclables by type, as in 「ごみの分別」; 「仕分け」 is used more for goods and accounts.
- Synonym選り分けるよりわけるNeutralTo sort by picking things out according to quality, separating better from worse; 「仕分け」 sorts by type rather than by merit.
- Synonym種別しゅべつNeutralDistinguishing by type, used mostly as a noun in compounds like 「種別欄」; 「仕分け」 points to the sorting operation.
- Synonym整理せいりNeutralTidying or putting things in order, and also clearing debts or cutting staff; 「仕分け」 is specifically sorting into categories.
- Synonym仕分けるしわけるNeutralThe verb form: to sort or classify things. 「仕分け」 is the noun, and also names the journalizing step in accounting.
- Synonymカテゴリー化カテゴリーかWrittenWritten/formal prose for assigning things to conceptual categories, common in academic writing; 「仕分け」 is the practical work of sorting items or ledger entries.
- Related区別くべつNeutralDistinguishing differences between things and telling them apart; 「仕分け」 is the hands-on act of sorting items into groups.
- Related区分くぶんNeutralDividing a whole by boundaries or into classes, as in 「区分所有」; 「仕分け」 refers to the sorting work itself.
- Related分けるわけるNeutralThe most general verb for dividing, sharing or distributing anything; 「仕分け」 is reserved for sorting things by category.
- Related選別せんべつNeutralSelecting and screening out what is unsuitable, as in 「選別機」; 「仕分け」 groups items by category rather than culling them.
- Related類別るいべつWrittenWritten/formal prose for classifying by kind, and fairly rare; 「仕分け」 is the more practical, everyday choice.
- Antonym統合とうごうWrittenWritten/formal prose for combining separate things into one — the direct opposite of sorting things apart with 「仕分け」.
For classifying by a standard, use 「分類」; for hands-on sorting of mail, goods or accounts, 「仕分け」 fits, and in bookkeeping it also means journal entries. Use 「分別」 for garbage sorting, 「選別」 for screening out rejects, and 「整理」 for tidying up. 「分ける」 is the all-purpose verb for dividing; 「統合」 is the opposite, merging into one.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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