分ける (Wakeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto divide (into); to split (into); to part; to separate; to divide up; to classify
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto share; to distribute; to deal out; to dish out
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto distinguish; to discriminate; to differentiate (between)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto break up (a fight); to mediate
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto call a draw; to tie
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto push one's way through (a crowd)
Examples
ケーキを二人に分けた。
She divided the cake between the two.
それを3人の間で分けよ。
Divide it among the three.
母はケーキを三つに分けた。
Mother divided the cake into three parts.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).