- 1. [n] other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); representation of oneself; clone
- 2. [vs, vi] to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; to divide (of an entity) — esp. in fiction
- 3. [n] {Buddh} incarnations of Buddha
Conjugation — Noun + する (suru-verb)
| Dictionary form | ぶんしんする | (bunshinsuru) |
| Polite | ぶんしんします | (bunshinshimasu) |
| Past, plain | ぶんしんした | (bunshinshita) |
| Past, polite | ぶんしんしました | (bunshinshimashita) |
| Negative, plain | ぶんしんしない | (bunshinshinai) |
| Negative, polite | ぶんしんしません | (bunshinshimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | ぶんしんしなかった | (bunshinshinakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ぶんしんしませんでした | (bunshinshimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | ぶんしんして | (bunshinshite) |
| Potential | ぶんしんできる | (bunshindekiru) |
| Volitional | ぶんしんしよう | (bunshinshiyou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | ぶんしんすれば | (bunshinsureba) |
| Passive | ぶんしんされる | (bunshinsareru) |
| Causative | ぶんしんさせる | (bunshinsaseru) |
| Imperative | ぶんしんしろ | (bunshinshiro) |