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”).[1][2]
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-)
- emphasizes the following verb
- 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)
Noun
ぶん (rōmaji bun)
References
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