Japanese word

分担

Pronunciation

Romajibuntan

Meaning

  • nounsharing

Example

仕事を分担します。shi goto o bun tan shi ma su

We share the work.

Illustration for 分担 (sharing)

More examples

家族で料理を分担します。ka zoku de ryō ri o bun tan shi ma su

My family shares the cooking.

家事の分担を見直します。ka ji no bun tan o mi nao shi ma su

We review the division of household chores.

Core concept

Describes 分担 (buntan) as dividing one shared task so that each person handles a designated part.

Common phrases

  • 家事の分担ka ji no bun tan

    sharing household chores

  • 役割の分担yaku wari no bun tan

    division of roles

  • 仕事の分担shi goto no bun tan

    division of work

  • 費用の分担hi yō no bun tan

    sharing of costs

Similar words

手分けtewake: The act of sharing one task among several people who work together.
分業bungyō: An organized arrangement in which each person or group handles a different part of a job.
分掌bunshō: A formal allocation of duties among people or organizational units.

Definition in Japanese

複数の人が一つの仕事や役割を受け持って行うこと。fuku sū no hito ga hito tsu no shi goto ya yaku wari o u ke mo tte okona u ko to

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound 分担 (buntan) combines 分 (bun, "part") and 担 (tan, "bear"), expressing the idea of bearing separate parts of a task.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese, 分担 (buntan) usually describes people taking different parts of one job rather than simply splitting an object into portions.

Other meanings

  • allocationnoun
  • assignmentnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 分担するbuntansurushare the workverb
  • 分担金buntankincontributionnoun
  • 分担制buntanseiwork-sharing systemnoun

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