How do I extract the dirname from the filepath

[kotak86]

hello

How can I get the dirname from the filepath.  I am looking something like this

Ankits-MacBook-Pro:~ akotak$ dirname /splunk/is/not/easy/
/splunk/is/not

[to4kawa]

echo '/splunk/is/not/easy/' | sed -E 's#(.*)/.+/?#\1#'