ぶん

See also: ふん

Japanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

Etymology 1

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 forms

• 打ん

Prefix

ぶん (rōmaji bun-)

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

Derived terms

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 2

Reading of various kanji.

Affix

ぶん (rōmaji bun)

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

Noun

ぶん (rōmaji 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

References