Meanings

1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto divide (into); to split (into); to part; to separate; to divide up; to classify
2. ichidan verb, transitive verbto share; to distribute; to deal out; to dish out
3. ichidan verb, transitive verbto distinguish; to discriminate; to differentiate (between)
4. ichidan verb, transitive verbto break up (a fight); to mediate
5. ichidan verb, transitive verbto call a draw; to tie
6. 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).

Kanji in 分ける

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