がいぶん

See also: かいぶん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of がいぶん – see the following entries.
涯分
[noun] one's own position or place in society
[adverb] to the extent of one's abilities, as much as one can
外分
[noun] (geometry) exterior division ("dividing" a line segment by a point on the line extending but not on the segment, resulting in two segments and )
[verb] (geometry) to divide externally (to "divide" a line segment by a point on the line extending but not on the segment, resulting in two segments and )
外聞
[noun] one's reputation, appearances, what others think about a person
(This term, がいぶん (gaibun), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)