- 1. [n, n-suf] department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; bureau; faculty — above 課, below 局
- 2. [n, n-suf] club (at a school, university, etc.); team
- 3. [n, n-suf] part; portion; region; area
- 4. [n, n-suf] category; class; division; section; heading
- 5. [ctr] counter for copies of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.
Kanji in this word
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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
新サービスの料金設定はマーケティング部が行う。
The marketing department is responsible for pricing new service.
バドミントン部はまともな部員が極端に少ないため、ほとんど廃部ないし休部状態だった。
There were so few proper members in the badminton club that it was half-way between dead and 'on break'.