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Kanji meanings and readings

部

N3

section; bureau; dept; class; copy; part; portion; counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

On reading
ブ
Kun reading
-べ
Radical
邑
Illustration of 一部
N1

いちぶ

one copy e.g. of a document; a part; partly; some

Illustration of 一部分
N1

いちぶぶん

a part

Illustration of 全部
N5

ぜんぶ

all

Illustration of 内部
N1

ないぶ

interior; inside; internal

Illustration of 外部
N2

がいぶ

the outside; external

Illustration of 大部
N1

たいぶ

most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly; a good deal; much

Illustration of 大部分
N3

だいぶぶん

most part; greater part; majority

Illustration of 学部
N2

がくぶ

department of a university; undergraduate

Illustration of 幹部
N1

かんぶ

management; (executive) staff; leaders

Illustration of 本部
N2

ほんぶ

headquarters

Illustration of 警部
N1

けいぶ

police inspector

Illustration of 部

部

N1

ぶ

department; part; category; counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

Illustration of 部下
N1

ぶか

subordinate person

Illustration of 部分
N3

ぶぶん

portion; section; part

Illustration of 部品
N2

ぶひん

parts; accessories

Illustration of 部屋
N5

へや

room

Illustration of 部長
N4

ぶちょう

head of a section

Illustration of 部門
N1

ぶもん

class; group; category; department; field; branch

Illustration of 部首
N2

ぶしゅ

radical (of a kanji character)