# 分 — Part

Frequency rank 10 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

You will meet this constantly in published Japanese — newspapers, books, signs, and dates.

More common than 見 (See), less common than 生 (Life).

- On’yomi: ぶん、ふん、ぶ
- Kun’yomi: わ
- Radical: 刀 Knife (Kangxi 18)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX
- School grade: 2
- Strokes: 4

A knife comes down through a fish on a market stall.

In words:

- 分かる わかる — to be understood
- 分 ぶ — dividing,part
- 分る わかる — to be understood

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