Word Meaning 分ける

わける wakeru

分ける is read as わける (wakeru) and means to push one's way through (a crowd).

Meaning

English

  1. to push one's way through (a crowd)
  2. to sell
  3. to break up (a fight)
  4. to mediate
  5. to call a draw
  6. to tie
  7. to distinguish
  8. to discriminate

Reading

Kana

わける

Romaji

wakeru

Writing Variants

  • 頒ける わける wakeru
  • 別ける わける wakeru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 合わせる Rank 2620 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

分かる

わかる

I know!

分かれる

わかれる

to disperse

分け入る

わけいる

to force one's way

分捕る

ぶんどる

to capture

分野

ぶんや

field

分子

ぶんし

molecule

分業

ぶんぎょう

division of labor

分立

ぶんりつ

segregation

分別

ぶんべつ

separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling)

分母

ぶんぼ

denominator

分からず屋

わからずや

obstinate person

分け前

わけまえ

share

Example Sentences

10

It is easy to distinguish good from evil.

I have no ear for music.

The equator divides the earth into two hemispheres.

It is hard to discern between the true and the false.

America is also a country that separates its public motives from its private ones.

The small intestine consists of three parts.

It isn't always easy to know a good book from a bad one.

How can you distinguish between a Gecko and a Newt?

Twelve cookies are split between four people, so that's three cookies each.

Setsubun means "the day between two seasons."