ぶん

Etymology 1
Sandhi of, the of verb.

The buchi- becomes bun- when prefixing a verb that starts with an n or m sound.

Prefix

 * 1) emphasizes the following verb
 * 2) indicates doing something with force

Derived terms

 * : to flush something with force; to be done with something, to wash one's hands of something
 * : to whale on someone or something, to slug or wallop someone or something
 * : to throw something really hard
 * : to knock something down with force
 * : to turn or rotate something with force
 * : a compass ; a rotating stage

Etymology 2
Reading of various kanji.

Affix

 * 1)  a mosquito
 * 2)  to disturb, to confuse, to disorder

Noun

 * 1)  a part, a portion, a share
 * 2)  a pattern; text; a document; literature; a sentence
 * 3)  the act of hearing something