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Japanese symbol for “factorization”

Romaji: bunkai
disassembly; dismantling; disaggregating; taking apart

In Japanese, factorization is , read (bunkai).

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

  1. n, vi, vs disassembly; dismantling; disaggregating; taking apart; breaking up; analysis
  2. n, vi, vs decomposition; resolution; disintegration; degradation (chem)
  3. n, vs, vt factorization (math)

Kanji and stroke order

part, minute of time, segment
on: ブン、フン、ブ
kun: わ.ける、わ.け、わ.かれる、わ.かる
4 strokes · JLPT 4
unravel, notes, key
on: カイ、ゲ
kun: と.く、と.かす、と.ける、ほど.く
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “factorization”

WordReadingMeaning
いんすうぶんかい insuubunkaifactorization; factorisation

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じぶん jibunmyself; yourself; oneself
ぶぶん bubunportion; section; part
きぶん kibunfeeling; mood
はんぶん hanbunhalf
ぶんや bun'yafield; sphere; realm
たぶん tabunprobably; likely; perhaps
りかい rikaiunderstanding; comprehension; appreciation
かいけつ kaiketsusettlement; solution; resolution

See also: Chinese symbol for “factorization”.

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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