分割|ぶんかつbunkatsu[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbpartition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
   クラスが大おおきすぎるので二ふたつのより小ちいさなグループに分割ぶんかつした。↗

   The class was too big so we split up into two smaller groups.

• Synonym区分くぶんNeutralDividing or classifying by set criteria, as in 「年齢区分」; 分割 stresses cutting one whole into parts, as in 「分割払い」.
• Synonym分離ぶんりNeutralSeparating things that are joined or keeping them apart; 分割 cuts a single whole into several pieces.
• Synonym分裂ぶんれつNeutralIntransitive: an organization, cell, or the like splits on its own; 分割 is usually a deliberate cutting by people.
• Synonym割るわるNeutralTo break or split a hard object, also division in arithmetic; 分割 stresses dividing into several parts.
• Synonym分かつわかつWrittenWritten/formal prose for dividing or sharing; 分割 is the formal word for cutting up, e.g. installment payments.
• Synonym分けるわけるNeutralThe everyday verb for dividing or sharing out; 分割 is a written Sino-Japanese word, common for land, payments, and screens.
• Synonym区切るくぎるNeutralTo mark boundaries or break text into segments, as with punctuation; 分割 means dividing something into several parts.
• Related区分けくわけNeutralA native-Japanese word for dividing up areas or sorting things; 分割 centers on splitting a whole into parts.
• Related区画くかくWrittenWritten/formal prose for dividing land or space into blocks, as in 「区画整理」; 分割 is not limited to land.
• Related仕切るしきるNeutralTo partition a space with dividers; also to run or direct something. 分割 means cutting a whole into parts.
• Related切るきるNeutralThe most basic verb for cutting with a blade; 分割 is a Sino-Japanese noun for dividing a whole into parts.
• Related隔てるへだてるNeutralTo put distance, time, or something between, or to estrange people; 分割 divides a thing into parts.
• Related引き裂くひきさくNeutralTo tear apart, or forcibly split up couples or families; the action is violent, while 分割 is planned division.
• Antonym統合とうごうNeutralAntonym: combining two or more things into one — the reverse of 分割.
• Antonym合併がっぺいNeutralAntonym: mergers of companies, towns, etc. — the opposite of dividing as in 分割.
• Antonym結合けつごうNeutralAntonym: joining or linking things into one — the opposite of 分割.

Use 「分割」 to cut a whole into parts, as in 「分割払い」 or 「画面分割」. For everyday dividing use 「分ける」, for classifying 「区分」, for separating joined things 「分離」, for things splitting on their own 「分裂」, and for merging 「統合」 or 「合併」.

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1. いくつかに分わけること。