割り当てる

• 読み: わりあてる
• ローマ字: wariateru
• 漢字の分解: 割 (katsu/waru) — to divide, to split; 当 (tō/ateru) — to assign, to hit the mark
• 発音: /wa.ɾi.a.te.ɾɯ/

意味

To assign; to allocate; to apportion. Used when distributing tasks, resources, roles, or time slots among people or purposes.

A Group 2 (ichidan) compound verb combining 割る (to divide, to split) and 当てる (to assign, to aim at). The combination captures the process of first dividing a whole and then directing each portion to its designated recipient. Common in administrative, managerial, and technical contexts.

例文

1. 各部署に予算を公平に割り当てる作業は、毎年悩ましい。
2. プロジェクトの担当業務をメンバーに割り当てた。
3. 限られたリソースを効率よく割り当てることが管理職の役割だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: management, administration, budgeting, project planning, IT

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 割る (waru — to divide, to split, from 割 depicting a knife cutting an object in two) and 当てる (ateru — to assign, to allot). The pairing reflects the logic of allocation: divide first, then direct each share to its target.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: General