Japanese symbol for “bifurcation”
分岐
ぶんき
Romaji: bunki
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
In Japanese, bifurcation is 分岐, read ぶんき (bunki).
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, vi, vs divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bifurcation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 二股 | ふたまた futamata | bifurcation; fork; branch |
| 分枝 | ぶんし bunshi | bifurcation; branch; branching |
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 |
| 岐阜 | ぎふ gifu | Gifu (city, prefecture) |
| 多岐 | たき taki | diverse; various; wide-ranging |
See also: Chinese symbol for “bifurcation”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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