Vocabulary

What does 分担 (ぶんたん, buntan) mean?

分担 (ぶんたん, buntan) means division of duties, sharing the work.

Quick facts
Readingぶんたん
Romajibuntan
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ぶんたん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonbuntan

division of duties, sharing the work

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment

Example sentences

  • The family shares the housework.

  • We decided to split the cost evenly among the three of us.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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