- 1. [v1, vt] to divide (into); to split (into); to part; to separate; to divide up; to classify; to sort out; to divide out
- 2. [v1, vt] to share; to distribute; to deal out; to dish out
- 3. [v1, vt] to distinguish; to discriminate; to differentiate (between)
- 4. [v1, vt] to break up (a fight); to mediate
- 5. [v1, vt] to call a draw; to tie
- 6. [v1, vt] to push one's way through (a crowd)
- 7. [v1, vt] to sell — also written as 頒ける
Conjugation — Verb (ichidan)
| Dictionary form | わける | (wakeru) |
| Polite | わけます | (wakemasu) |
| Past, plain | わけた | (waketa) |
| Past, polite | わけました | (wakemashita) |
| Negative, plain | わけない | (wakenai) |
| Negative, polite | わけません | (wakemasen) |
| Past negative, plain | わけなかった | (wakenakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | わけませんでした | (wakemasendeshita) |
| Te-form | わけて | (wakete) |
| Potential | わけられる | (wakerareru) |
| Volitional | わけよう | (wakeyou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | わければ | (wakereba) |
| Passive | わけられる | (wakerareru) |
| Causative | わけさせる | (wakesaseru) |
| Imperative | わけろ | (wakero) |
Kanji in this word
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part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100On: ブン (bun)、 フン (fun)、 ブ (bu)Kun: わ.ける (wa.keru)、 わ.け (wa.ke)、 わ.かれる (wa.kareru)、 わ.かる (wa.karu)、 わ.かつ (wa.katsu)
Example Sentences
彼は自分の本を５分野に分けた。
He grouped his books into five categories.
ケーキをあなた方２人で分けなさい。
Divide the cake between you two.
母は子供たちに金をわけてやった。
The mother divided the money among her children.
君は夢と現実を分けることができないのか。
Can't you divorce fantasy from reality?