Vocabulary

What does 分解 (ぶんかい, bunkai) mean?

分解 (ぶんかい, bunkai) means disassembly, analysis, decomposition.

Quick facts
Readingぶんかい
Romajibunkai
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ぶんかい
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonbunkai

disassembly, analysis, decomposition

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive disassembly; dismantling; disaggregating
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive decomposition; resolution; disintegration
  3. 3noun · suru verb · transitive factorization

Example sentences

  • I took the clock apart and looked inside.

  • Garbage decomposes slowly in the soil.

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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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