noun, noun used as a suffix

  1. part, portion, share.

noun used as a suffix

  1. amount, worth (as in "two days' worth"), enough (for).

noun

  1. one's means, one's place, one's lot, one's social position.
  2. one's duty, one's part.
  3. condition, state (of affairs), extent, rate (as in "at this rate").

noun, adverb

  1. in proportion to, just as much as, to the same degree.

noun used as a suffix

  1. content (e.g. alcohol), percentage.
  2. equivalent to (e.g. an old brother).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぶん

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)