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    部

    部ぶ

    department (in an organization, company, etc.)

    N1KMT6CoreCore ConceptsEducationWork & CareerKanji Vocab11 strokes

    ぶ

    Noun, Suffix

    1.
    department (in an organization, company, etc.), division, bureau, faculty
    2.
    club (at a school, university, etc.), team
    3.
    part, portion, region, area
    4.
    category, class, division, section, heading

    Counter

    5.
    counter for copies of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.

    Stroke 0 / 11

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    彼かれは営えい業ぎょう部ぶに所しょ属ぞくしている。

    He belongs to the sales department.

    KMT4Work & CareerCore Concepts
    私わたしは大だい学がくで文ぶん学がく部ぶに通かよっている。

    I attend the Faculty of Letters at university.

    KMT6EducationCore Concepts
    この報ほう告こく書しょは全ぜん部ぶで三さん部ぶ構こう成せいになっている。

    This report consists of three parts in total.

    KMT6Work & CareerCore Concepts
    企き画かく部ぶが新あたらしいプロジェクトを立たち上あげた。

    The planning department launched a new project.

    KMT6Work & Career
    彼かれは高こう校こうでサッカー部ぶに所しょ属ぞくし、毎まい日にち練れん習しゅうに励はげんだ。

    He belonged to the soccer club in high school and practiced diligently every day.

    KMT6EducationSports & Martial Arts

    Kanji that make up this word

    部
    -べ…(5)
    section・bureau・dept・class・copy…(3)
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