Where does “分” come from?

分 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese ふん, from Middle Chinese 糞.

分 (Japanese): a minute; a part, a share, a portion; an obsolete...

Definitions

  1. a minute; a part, a share, a portion; an obsolete...

Ancestry of “分”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chineseふん—
2Middle Chinese糞—

Words derived from “分”

Every word from Middle Chinese 糞 →Every word from Middle Chinese ふん →