分 = 刀 + 八

分 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “part”. It is built from 刀 (sword) and 八 (eight). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 844. It appears as a component in 7 other characters in this index.

Keyword: part
RTK frame: 844
Strokes: 4
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ブン, フン, ブ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): わ.ける, わ.け, わ.かれる, わ.かる, わ.かつ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: часть
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 分 divide

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 分

How to find 分 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “sword” + “eight”. 分 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 分 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.