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    3. 部局

    部局

    部ぶ局きょく

    department

    KMT7News #19+1NounWork & CareerKanji Vocab18 strokes

    ぶきょく

    Noun

    1.
    department, bureau, section, part

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれはこの部ぶ局きょくの責せき任にん者しゃです。

    He is the head of this department.

    KMT5Work & Career
    会かい社しゃの各かく部ぶ局きょくが協きょう力りょくしてプロジェクトを進すすめた。

    Each department of the company cooperated to advance the project.

    KMT7Work & Career
    新あたらしい部ぶ局きょくが設せつ立りつされ、業ぎょう務むの効こう率りつ化かが期き待たいされている。

    A new department has been established, and efficiency improvements in operations are expected.

    KMT7Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    彼かれは人じん事じ部ぶ局きょくで長なが年ねん働はたらいているベテランだ。

    He is a veteran who has worked for many years in the human resources department.

    KMT7Work & Career
    政せい府ふの部ぶ局きょく間かんの連れん携けい不ぶ足そくが問もん題だい視しされている。

    The lack of cooperation between government departments is being seen as a problem.

    KMT8Politics & LawWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    部
    -べ…(5)
    section・bureau・dept・class・copy…(3)
    局
    つぼね…(1)
    bureau・board・office・affair・conclusion…(3)
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