“Partition” in Japanese
Short answer
Partition in Japanese is “仕切り” (shikiri). Full meaning: partition, division, boundary, compartment; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual, toeing the mark.
Other ways to say “Partition” in Japanese
隔て
hedate partition, distinction
隔膜
kakumaku partition, diaphragm
分割
bunkatsu partition, division, separation, segmenting, splitting
壁
kabe wall, partition; barrier, obstacle, hindrance, difficulty; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
じきり
jikiri partition, division, boundary, compartment; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual, toeing the mark
シキリ
shikiri partition, division, boundary, compartment; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual, toeing the mark
しきり
shikiri partition, division, boundary, compartment; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual, toeing the mark
中仕切
nakajikiri partition, divider
パーティション
paatishon partition, cubicle
分離
bunri separation, partition, detachment, segregation, isolation
区処
kusho dividing for administrative purposes, partition, division
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