Japanese symbol for “allocation”
分配
ぶんぱい
Romaji: bunpai
division; splitting; sharing; distribution
In Japanese, allocation is 分配, read ぶんぱい (bunpai).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “allocation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 分担 | ぶんたん buntan | taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment |
| 割り当て | わりあて wariate | allotment; assignment; allocation |
| 充当 | じゅうとう juutou | allocation; appropriation |
| 割り振り | わりふり warifuri | allocation; assignment; allotment |
| 割り | わり wari | assignment; allotment; allocation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自分 | じぶん jibun | myself; yourself; oneself |
| 部分 | ぶぶん bubun | portion; section; part |
| 気分 | きぶん kibun | feeling; mood |
| 半分 | はんぶん hanbun | half |
| 分野 | ぶんや bun'ya | field; sphere; realm |
| 多分 | たぶん tabun | probably; likely; perhaps |
| 心配 | しんぱい shinpai | worry; concern; anxiety |
| 支配 | しはい shihai | rule; domination; control |
See also: Chinese symbol for “allocation”.
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