配分|はいぶんhaibun[0]heiban (flat)

1. suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectivedistribution; allotment
   医療いりょう品ひんは被災者ひさいしゃたちに配分はいぶんされた。↗

   The medical supplies were allocated to the victims of the disaster.

• Synonym割り当てわりあてNeutralA noun for the share or quota assigned, as in 「仕事の割り当て」; the focus is on fixing who gets how much rather than the act of dividing.
• Synonym分配ぶんぱいNeutralThe most general word for distribution, as in 「利益の分配」. 「配分」 centres on deciding how much goes to each part, as in 「時間配分」.
• Synonym配るくばるNeutralTo hand things out one by one, as in 「チラシを配る」; the emphasis is on getting an item into every person's hands.
• Synonym配当はいとうNeutralA noun for dividends and payouts, as in 「株の配当」; mostly financial use.
• Synonym分与ぶんよWrittenWritten-style word for handing out or granting, as in 「財産分与」; mostly legal contexts.
• Related分け前わけまえNeutralThe portion one receives, as in 「分け前をもらう」. Colloquial, and often used for dividing up money or spoils.
• Related分けるわけるNeutralA native verb covering dividing and sharing out, as in 「お菓子を分ける」; the broadest in range of the words here.
• Related持ち分もちぶんNeutralOne's share or equity in jointly held property, as in 「持ち分比率」; mostly legal and financial use.
• Related振り分けるふりわけるNeutralTo sort things out and send each to its place, as in 「メールを振り分ける」; the emphasis is on routing items to where they belong.
• Related分担ぶんたんNeutralA noun for each person taking on their part of a task, as in 「家事を分担する」; the stress is on everyone bearing their own share.
• Related割り当てるわりあてるNeutralThe verb for assigning or allotting, as in 「役を割り当てる」 — fixing who gets which task or portion.
• Related分け合うわけあうNeutralTo divide something and share it among each other, as in 「おやつを分け合う」; common in everyday speech.
• Related割り振るわりふるNeutralTo allot or assign out, as in 「仕事を割り振る」; very close in use to 「割り当てる」.
• RelatedシェアNeutralA loanword for sharing, or for market share as in 「市場シェア」; common in casual speech.
• Related配布はいふNeutralA noun for distributing widely, as in 「資料を配布する」; typical with leaflets, documents and the like.
• Related取り分とりぶんNeutralThe share that properly belongs to you, as in 「取り分が少ない」 — what you yourself get out of the whole.
• Related分かち合うわかちあうNeutralTo share something together, as in 「喜びを分かち合う」; used mostly with feelings and experiences rather than goods.
• Related割り当て額わりあてがくNeutralThe amount or quota actually allotted, used in budgeting and finance; it names the figure rather than the act of distributing.
• Related割り前わりまえNeutralEach person's share when a bill or cost is split equally, as in 「割り前を払う」; a somewhat old-fashioned word.
• Related分かち与えるわかちあたえるWrittenWritten-style word for dividing something up and giving it to everyone; rare — say 「分け与える」 in daily speech.
• Related分け取りわけどりNeutralDividing something up and taking shares; it carries an old-fashioned flavour and is rarely used.
• Related分け取るわけとるNeutralTo take or apportion a share; rare in modern use — 「分ける」 is the everyday choice.
• Antonym集中しゅうちゅうNeutralConcentrating things in one place, which contrasts with spreading them out; not a strict opposite, though, since resources can be 「集中配分」 to key priorities.
• Antonym収集しゅうしゅうNeutralGathering things in, the reverse of 「配分」, which sends things out.

Use 「配分」 when deciding how much of resources, time or points goes where, as in 「予算の配分」 and 「時間配分」. For distribution in general say 「分配」; for assigning tasks, 「割り当て」; for handing things out, 「配る」; for sharing out work, 「分担」. Other words cover shares taken (「分け前」, 「取り分」), splitting among each other (「分け合う」, 「分かち合う」), and legal terms like 「分与」. 「収集」 is the opposite, gathering in; 「集中」 contrasts too, but only loosely, since resources can be 「集中配分」 to priorities.

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

1. 財貨ざいかなどを割り当わりあてて配くばること。