- 1. [n, adj-no] branch; branch office; subdivision
Kanji in this word
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支
branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)On: シ (shi)Kun: ささ.える (sasa.eru)、 つか.える (tsuka.eru)、 か.う (ka.u)
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部
section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazineOn: ブ (bu)Kun: -べ (-be)
Example Sentences
あの支部は炭鉱労働組合に属している。
That branch is affiliated to the miners' union.