振り分ける|ふりわけるfuriwakeru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto divide in two; to divide in half
2. ichidan verb, transitive verbto divide (among); to apportion; to portion out; to distribute; to allot; to assign
   上司じょうしは部下ぶかに仕事しごとを振り分ふりわけた。↗

   The boss allotted tasks to his men.

• Synonym分与ぶんよWrittenWritten noun for granting property or rights; mostly legal usage.
• Related割り振るわりふるNeutralAllocates tasks or budgets by proportion or plan; close to 「振り分ける」 but leans toward systematic arrangement.
• Related割り当てるわりあてるNeutralDivides into portions and assigns them, leaning toward assigning tasks and roles; 「振り分ける」 centers on sorting by category.
• Related分けるわけるNeutralThe most ordinary word for dividing or classifying; it need not mean distributing to people and has the broadest range.
• Related分かつわかつWrittenWritten word for dividing or sharing; often seen in 「喜びを分かつ」, carrying an elegant, literary tone.
• Related配分はいぶんNeutralNoun for allocating resources or time in proportion; rather formal, as in 「時間配分」.
• Related配当はいとうNeutralDistribution or stock dividends; mostly a financial term, not used for general sorting.
• Related分担ぶんたんNeutralSharing work or expenses; stresses each person bearing their own part.
• Related分配ぶんぱいNeutralNoun for distributing profits or goods; an economic-flavored term, more formal than 「振り分ける」.
• Related配るくばるNeutralVerb for handing out to each person one by one; the most everyday choice, stressing delivery into each hand.
• Related分け合うわけあうNeutralVerb for sharing one and the same thing with each other; stresses mutuality rather than one person doling it out.
• RelatedあてがうNeutralCovers assigning or providing, as in 「部屋を宛がう」, and also fitting or attaching something; it does not cover sorting by category.
• Related割り付けるわりつけるNeutralAllots to parties and can also mean laying out a page; rare — in everyday speech use 「割り当てる」.
• Related取り分けるとりわけるNeutralTakes a portion from the whole and serves it to each person; often used at the table for dishing up food.
• Related分かち与えるわかちあたえるWrittenWritten and rare verb for dividing something and giving it to the group; stresses the giving to others.
• Related分かち合うわかちあうNeutralVerb for sharing joy or pain together; mostly used for feelings.
• Related分け取りわけどりNeutralNoun for people dividing gains equally; rare, stressing that each takes a share.
• Related分け取るわけとるNeutralVerb for taking one's own share out of the whole; rare.
• Related分け与えるわけあたえるNeutralVerb for dividing something up and giving it to each; stresses the giving, while 「振り分ける」 stresses sorting and apportioning.
• Related分け持つわけもつNeutralVerb for several people carrying something together or taking turns holding it; rare.
• AntonymまとめるNeutralVerb for gathering and consolidating; the opposite of 「振り分ける」, which separates things out.
• Antonym統合するNeutralMerges things into one whole; the opposite of 「振り分ける」, which distributes separately.

Use 「振り分ける」 to sort things into categories or to parcel them out to different parties. For systematically assigning tasks, choose 「割り振る」 or 「割り当てる」; for handing things out to each person, 「配る」. 「分ける」 is the broadest, most ordinary word for dividing, while nouns like 「配分」 and 「分配」 sound more formal.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. あるもの2つに分わける。
2. 複数ふくすうのもの・人ひとに分わけて与あたえる。