部

meaningsection, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

On'yomi
ブ
Kun'yomi
-べ
Strokes
11
Taught in
Japanese grade 3
Frequency
#36 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

部
  • 一部いちぶone part
  • 幹部かんぶmanagement
  • 部長ぶちょうhead of a section or department
  • 部分ぶぶんportion
  • 部門ぶもんdivision
  • 本部ほんぶheadquarters
  • 学部がくぶfaculty
  • 内部ないぶinterior

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