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Illustration of 部

部ぶ

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組織や団体の中で、特定の仕事や活動を受け持つまとまり。 department; part; category; counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

Example 1

新サービスの料金設定はマーケティング部が行う。

The marketing department is responsible for pricing new service.

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Example 2

彼女かのじょはバスケット部ぶに入はいっている。

She is a member of the basketball club.

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Kanji breakdown

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 内部
N1

ないぶ

interior; inside; internal

Illustration of 大部
N1

たいぶ

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

Illustration of 幹部
N1

かんぶ

management; (executive) staff; leaders