Kanji

部

部

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

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

邑部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ブ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

-べ

Nanori (Name Reading)

きつ, もと

Common Readings

ブ

Example sentences

部屋 へや
部屋を掃除する

Clean the room.

いる いる
部屋に先生がいる

The teacher is in the room.

全部 ぜんぶ
宿題は全部終わりました。

I have finished all my homework.

自分で じぶんで
この料理は、全部自分で作りました。

I made all of this food myself.

部分 ぶぶん
シャツの胸の部分に汚れがある。

There is a stain on the chest part of the shirt.

飛ばす とばす
難しい部分は飛ばして読んだ。

I skipped the difficult parts and read the book.

部 ぶ
彼はテニス部に所属している。

He belongs to the tennis club.

メンバー メンバー
彼はサッカー部のメンバーです。

He is a member of the soccer club.

一部 いちぶ
計画の一部が変更された。

A part of the plan was changed.

吊り上げる つりあげる
一部の業者が不当に価格を吊り上げている。

Some traders are unfairly raising prices.

Example Vocabulary

部屋

へや

room

全部

ぜんぶ

all; everything; entirely

部分

ぶぶん

portion; part; section

部

ぶ

club; department; part

一部

いちぶ

a part; a portion; one copy (of a book/document)

部下

ぶか

subordinate; staff

部隊

ぶたい

unit; corps; troops

内部

ないぶ

interior; inside; internal

部長

ぶちょう

department manager; head of a department

部活

ぶかつ

club activity; extracurricular activity

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