1. to distribute; to share; to allot
E.g.: 分配 (distribution), 分納 (payment in installments), 配分 (allocation)
2. state of things; degree; condition
E.g.: 気分 (mood), 当分 (for the time being), 時分 (time, season)
3. to distinguish; to discern; to understand
E.g.: 分析 (analysis), 分別 (discretion), 検分 (inspection)
4. one’s allotted portion; one’s role or status
E.g.: 分際 (social standing), 性分 (disposition), 本分 (duty)
5. represents a unit
(a) unit of weight; one-tenth of a <i>monme</i>; approximately 0.375 grams
(b) unit of length; one-tenth of a <i>sun</i>; approximately 3 millimeters
(c) unit of time; one-sixtieth of an hour
(d) unit of angle; one-sixtieth of a degree
(e) unit of currency; one-fourth of a <i>ryou</i>
6. elements that make up a substance
E.g.: 分子 (molecule), 成分 (component), 養分 (nutrient)
7. to divide; to separate into several parts
E.g.: 分類 (classification), 分解 (disassembly), 半分 (half)
8. one part when the whole is divided into 10 or 100
E.g.: 九分九厘 (99 percent), 五分五分 (fifty-fifty)
9. to be divided; to split up; to scatter
E.g.: 分散 (dispersion), 分布 (distribution), 分裂 (split)
