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to branch; to fork; to diverge
to separate; to split; to divide
to disperse; to scatter
意見が岐れて結論が出なかった。
Opinions were divided and no conclusion was reached.
道が二つに岐れているので右に曲がった。
The road split in two, so I turned right.
川が山の麓で三つに岐れている。
The river splits into three branches at the foot of the mountain.