Japanese symbol for “specialisation”
分業
ぶんぎょう
Romaji: bungyou
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation
In Japanese, specialisation is 分業, read ぶんぎょう (bungyou).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “specialisation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 分化 | ぶんか bunka | specialization; specialisation; differentiation |
| 専修 | せんしゅう senshuu | specialization; specialisation |
| 特化 | とっか tokka | specialization; specialisation |
| 専門化 | せんもんか senmonka | specialization; specialisation |
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 |
| 企業 | きぎょう kigyou | enterprise; business; company |
| 事業 | じぎょう jigyou | business; enterprise; venture |
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