取り分・取分|とりぶんtoribun[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

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Which spelling to use
取り分取り分(とりぶん) is the most common written form; beginners should use it as their default spelling.
取分取分 is less common than 取り分. Recognize it as another written form, but use 取り分 when writing.
Definitions
  1. nounone's share; one's portion
    いつも一番いちばんいい取り分とりぶんを得えやがって!↗
    You always take the lion's share!
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym分け前わけまえNeutralThe share allotted to you, often used for a cut of profits; nearly synonymous with 「取り分」, interchangeable in most situations.
  • Synonym持ち分もちぶんNeutralYour stake in co-owned property or a company, also the portion of expenses you bear; 「取り分」 is the part you actually receive.
  • Synonym配当はいとうWrittenA written/formal word for distribution, mostly stock dividends; 「取り分」 is not limited to dividends — any share due to you.
  • SynonymシェアCasualA colloquial loanword for sharing or market share; 「取り分」 is the personal share due to you.
  • Synonym取り前とりまえCasualA colloquial synonym of 「取り分」, now rarely used; say 「取り分」 or 「分け前」 instead.
  • Synonym割り前わりまえNeutralEach person's share when splitting a cost equally, what one pays or gets; 「取り分」 is the portion you yourself should receive.
  • Synonym得分とくぶんWrittenA dated written word read 「とくぶん」, meaning profit or one's share; rarely used, and different from 「得点」, points in a game.
  • Related配分はいぶんWrittenA written, formal word for the act of distributing, taking 「する」; 「取り分」 is the share you receive.
  • Related割りわりNeutralA rate or ten percent, also relative profit or gain; 「取り分」 is the share itself.
  • Related分けわけNeutralDivision or distribution, also a draw in a game; 「取り分」 is the part you receive.
  • Related割り当てわりあてNeutralAn assigned task or allotted quota; 「取り分」 stresses the benefit due to you personally.
  • Related割合わりあいNeutralA ratio or proportion, also a per-head share when splitting; 「取り分」 is the concrete portion you receive.
  • RelatedクオータNeutralA loanword for a quarter (one fourth) or a school term, also a person with one non-Japanese grandparent; not one's personal share, so far from 「取り分」.

For the share you receive, say 「取り分」 or 「分け前」; for an equal split of a cost, 「割り前」; for a stake in property or a company, 「持ち分」; for dividends, 「配当」; for ratios, 「割合」. 「配分」 names the act of distributing, and 「シェア」 covers sharing and market share; 「取り前」 and 「得分」 are rare.

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Japanese definitions
  1. とるべきわけまえ。わりまえ。とりまえ。
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