Japanese symbol for “divergence”
分岐
ぶんき
Romaji: bunki
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
In Japanese, divergence is 分岐, read ぶんき (bunki).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “divergence”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乖離 | かいり kairi | divergence; alienation; deviation |
| 発散 | はっさん hassan | divergence (of light) |
| 開度 | かいど kaido | divergence; aperture |
| 開散 | かいさん kaisan | divergence (of the eyes) |
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 |
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