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部
Department, Section
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
The kanji 部 is extremely common in schools and companies. It appears in words like 部屋 (room), 部長 (department manager), and 部活動 (school club).
Memory Trick
Imagine a COMPANY divided into different DEPARTMENTS, each responsible for one SECTION of the business.
Readings
Onyomi: ブ (bu)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
部屋
へや (heya)
Room
部長
ぶちょう (buchou)
Department manager
部活動
ぶかつどう (bukatsudou)
School club
全部
ぜんぶ (zenbu)
All
Example Sentence
私は テニス部に 入っています。
わたしは テニスぶに はいっています。
watashi wa tenisu bu ni haitteimasu
I belong to the tennis club.