4 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade

part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

Kun'yomi
  • to divide (into) ②to share ③to distinguish ④to break up (a fight)
  • sharing ②draw
  • to branch ②to separate ③to disperse
  • to understand ②to become clear ③I know!
  • to divide ②to share ③to distinguish
On'yomi
  • part ②amount ③one's means ④in proportion to ⑤content (e.g. alcohol)
  • minute (unit of time) ②fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
  • one-tenth ②one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency) ③thickness
Nanori
  • いた
  • わけ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Character Breakdown

part, minute of time, segment
ブン わ.ける ブ (2nd)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)

Common Words

myself ②I ③you
minute (unit of time) ②fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to divide (into) ②to share ③to distinguish ④to break up (a fight)
perhaps ②generous
enough ②sufficiently ③division into ten
to branch ②to separate ③to disperse
division of labor
to divide ②to share ③to distinguish
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References

Unicode hex code 5206
JIS X 0208 1-42-12
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 578
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 454
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1972
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2466
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1247
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 781
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 35
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 64
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1853
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 199
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 38
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 38
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 133
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 22
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 218
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 101
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 28
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 26
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.2
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 180
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 788
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2o2.1
Four corner code 8022.7
De Roo Code 2045