仕分(しわ)け

しわけ
noun/suru-verb
sorting; classification; allocation
1. sorting; classification; categorization
the act of dividing things into categories or groups
荷物(にもつ)の仕分(しわ)けをする。
I sort the packages.
ゴミの仕分(しわ)けが面倒(めんどう)だ。
Sorting garbage is a hassle.
宅配便(たくはいびん)の仕分(しわ)け作業(さぎょう)は深夜(しんや)に行(おこな)われる。
Sorting work for delivery packages is done at night.
予算(よさん)の仕分(しわ)け会議(かいぎ)が開(ひら)かれた。
A budget allocation meeting was held.
The term became famous through the Democratic Party's budget review sessions in 2009.
2. journal entry; bookkeeping
the recording of financial transactions in accounting
経費(けいひ)の仕分(しわ)けをした。
I made journal entries for the expenses.
簿記(ぼき)の仕分(しわ)け問題(もんだい)を解(と)いた。
I solved the journal entry problems in bookkeeping.

仕分(しわ)け refers to sorting, classification, or accounting entries.

COMPOSITION:

  • 仕(し): To do
  • 分(わ)け: Division, separation

SENSE 1 VS SENSE 2:

  • Sense 1: Physical or conceptual sorting (mail, packages, budgets)
  • Sense 2: Accounting term for journal entries

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 仕分(しわ)け作業(さぎょう) (sorting work)
  • 仕分(しわ)けをする (to sort)
  • ゴミの仕分(しわ)け (garbage sorting)
  • 郵便物(ゆうびんぶつ)の仕分(しわ)け (mail sorting)
  • 経費(けいひ)の仕分(しわ)け (expense journal entries)

POLITICAL CONTEXT:

  • 事業仕分(じぎょうしわ)け became famous in 2009 when the DPJ government publicly reviewed government spending
  • The phrase "仕分(しわ)け人(にん)" (budget reviewer) entered popular use

ACCOUNTING CONTEXT:

  • In bookkeeping, 仕分(しわ)け refers to recording transactions as debits and credits
  • 仕訳(しわけ) (alternative kanji) is also used in accounting

RELATED TERMS:

  • 分類(ぶんるい) (classification - more formal)
  • 振り分(ふりわ)ける (to distribute)
  • 選別(せんべつ) (sorting, selection)

REGISTER: Neutral. Common in business and daily life.

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