Japanese word

手分け

Pronunciation

Romajitewake

Meaning

  • nounsharing the work

Example

友達と手分けして宿題をします。tomo dachi to te wa ke shi te shuku dai o shi ma su

My friends and I divide up our homework.

Illustration for 手分け (sharing the work)

More examples

家事は家族で手分けすると楽です。ka ji wa ka zoku de te wa ke su ru to raku de su

Sharing the housework among family members makes it easier.

Core concept

Describes several people dividing a shared task so that each person handles a different part.

Common phrases

  • 手分けして探すte wa ke shi te saga su

    search by dividing up the work

  • 手分けして調べるte wa ke shi te shira be ru

    research by dividing up the work

Similar words

分担buntan: The sharing of a task or responsibility among several people.
分業bungyō: The division of work into separate parts handled by different people, often as an organized system.
役割分担yakuwaribuntan: The assignment of different roles or responsibilities to members of a group.

Definition in Japanese

複数の人が一つの仕事を分担して行うこと。fuku sū no hito ga hito tsu no shi goto o bun tan shi te okona u ko to

Word origin

The noun 手分け (tewake) combines 手 (te, "hand") and 分け (wake, "division"), expressing the division of work among people.

Usage tips

  • Japanese often uses 手分け (tewake) with する (suru), allowing the noun to appear in the verb-like expression 手分けする (tewake suru).

Other meanings

  • splitting into groupsnoun

Related words

  • 手分けするtewakesurudivide up the workverb

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