Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary
(A comprehensive Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary for the Web)
An Etymological Dictionary of Chinese Character Interpretations
By Lawrence J. Howell and Hikaru Morimoto
– Covering more than 6,500 Chinese characters as used in Japan –
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Kanji Search Results
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ブン ;
フン ;
ブ
わ（かつ・かる・かれる・ける）
八 (Type 2 Phonetic) divide right and left + 刀 sword/knife → cut off a piece of a large object → divide → branch/split off; separate; portion; share; minute; counter (for portions of a whole); responsibility (matching one's position) → distinction; know; understand (← know and distinguish through division) → turn out/prove to be.
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