ぶん

See also: ふん

Contents

JapaneseEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [bɯ̃ᵝɴ]

Etymology 1Edit

Sandhi of 打ち ‎(buchi, “hitting”), the 連用形 ‎(ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 打つ ‎(butsu, “to hit, to strike”).

The buchi- becomes bun- when prefixing a verb that starts with an n or m sound.

Alternative formsEdit

• 打ん

PrefixEdit

ぶん ‎(romaji bun-)

1. emphasizes the following verb
2. indicates doing something with force

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

ぶん流す (ぶんながす, ​bunnagasu): to flush something with force; to be done with something, to wash one's hands of something ぶん殴る (ぶんなぐる, ​bunnaguru): to whale on someone or something, to slug or wallop someone or something ぶん投げる (ぶんなげる, ​bunnageru): to throw something really hard ぶんのめす (​bunnomesu): to knock something down with force ぶん回す (ぶんまわす, ​bunmawasu): to turn or rotate something with force ぶん回し (ぶんまわし, ​bunmawashi): a compass (device for drawing circles or measuring; archaic); a rotating stage

Etymology 2Edit

Reading of various kanji.

AffixEdit

ぶん ‎(romaji bun)

1. 蚊: a mosquito
2. 紊: to disturb, to confuse, to disorder

NounEdit

ぶん ‎(romaji bun)

1. 分: a part, a portion, a share
2. 文: a pattern; text; a document; literature; a sentence
3. 聞: the act of hearing something

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