持ち分・持分|もちぶんmochibun[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounshare (of expenses); equity (in company); holdings; interest (in company)
   我々われわれの同社どうしゃにおける持分もちぶんは、６０％です。↗

   Our ownership in the company is 60%.

• SynonymシェアNeutralLoanword for market share and for sharing or reposting on social media; 「持ち分」 refers to a legal share of rights in property or a company.
• Synonym分け前わけまえNeutralColloquial word for the portion one receives, as in 「分け前をもらう」; everyday speech, not legal terminology.
• Synonym取り分とりぶんNeutralThe share one is entitled to, as in 「自分の取り分」; an everyday word for one's portion, not a legal ownership ratio.
• Related割り当てわりあてNeutralAn assigned task or quota, as in 「仕事の割り当て」; it is about what gets allocated to you, not a legal share of ownership.
• Related配分はいぶんWrittenWritten/formal word for distribution, as in 「予算配分」; it stresses the act of allocating rather than the share itself.
• Related分けわけNeutralCovers dividing or distributing things and also a draw or tie; a broad, general word, not tied to legal shares.
• Related配当はいとうWrittenWritten/formal word for paying dividends, as in 「株式配当」; it concerns distributing profits to shareholders, not ownership shares.
• Related取り前とりまえNeutralColloquial word for the share one is due; it is used only rarely.
• Related割り前わりまえNeutralColloquial word for each person's share when a cost is split equally, such as a group dinner bill; not a legal ownership share.

For the share you are due, everyday speech uses 「取り分」 or 「分け前」. Use 「持ち分」 for the legal proportion of rights in co-owned property or a company, as in 「持ち分比率」. For market share, say 「シェア」.

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1. 共有きょうゆう等とうにおいて、その人ひとの権利けんりが及およぶ部分ぶぶん、権利けんりの割合わりあい。