Japanese symbol for “subplot”

分割プロット

ぶんかつプロット

Romaji: bunkatsupurotto

subplot

In Japanese, subplot is 分割プロット, read ぶんかつプロット (bunkatsupurotto).

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 subplot (comp)

Kanji and stroke order

分

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

割

proportion, comparatively, divide

on: カツ
kun: わ.る、わり、わ.り、わ.れる

12 strokes · JLPT 2

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
役割	やくわり yakuwari	part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role
割合	わりあい wariai	rate; ratio; percentage

See also: Chinese symbol for “subplot”.

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.