noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. partition, division, separation, segmenting, splitting.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
分割 ぶんかつ

Contained Kanji 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)
proportion, comparatively, divide
わ.る わり カツ (6th, N3)
harm, injury
ガイ (4th, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
life (生) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ