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分析 (ぶんせき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

分ぶん析せき

ぶ

ん

せ

き

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

The act of breaking something down into its parts and examining them. Used in scientific, business, and everyday contexts.

データを分ぶん析せきして、傾けい向こうを見みつける。
Analyze the data and find trends.
事じ故この原げん因いんを分ぶん析せきする必ひつ

要よう

が

ある

。

We need to analyze the cause of the accident.

Kanji

分part, minute of time, segment
析chop, divide, tear

Similar words

解かい析せき
解析 often implies a more technical, mathematical, or computational analysis, while 分析 is broader and used in everyday contexts.
調ちょう査さ
調査 means investigation or survey, focusing on gathering information, whereas 分析 focuses on examining and interpreting that information.

Etymology

From 分 (divide) and 析 (split, analyze). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound has been used in Japanese to mean 'analysis' since the Meiji period.