等とう分ぶん

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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

equal division; equal parts

Used for dividing something into equal portions, both as a noun and with する as a transitive verb.

分ぶん割かつ
分割 is general division or splitting, not necessarily into equal parts; 等分 specifically means equal division.
均きん等とう
均等 is an adjective/noun meaning equality or uniformity; 等分 focuses on the act or result of dividing into equal shares.

Compound of 等 (equal) and 分 (division). The reading とうぶん is the on'yomi for both characters.