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What is the Kanji for 'Section' and 'Department'? | 部

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Section' and 'Department', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Section' and 'Department' is 部.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Section, Department

    Reading

    kunyomi

    be

    onyomi

    bu

    Parts

    Spit Mound (阜)

    Example Word

    法学部: law or faculty. The Japanese noun '法学部 (ほうがくぶ)' refers to a 'law faculty' or 'law school' within a university. It is a compound word combining '法 (ほう)' meaning 'law' and '学部 (がくぶ)' meaning 'faculty' or 'department'. This term is specifically used to denote the academic department where law is studied. For example: I am a student at the law faculty「私は法学部の学生です」(わたしはほうがくぶのがくせいです). The law faculty is in that building「法学部はあの建物にあります」(ほうがくぶはあのたてものにあります). It's important to note that '法学部' is often used in the context of higher education and academic settings.

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    11

    JLPT

    N3

    Grade

    3

    Frequency

    94

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    radical

    Meaning

    Spit

    radical

    Meaning

    Mound

    Radical Form Of

Words Using

This kanji is used in 24 words:

    word

    全部

    Meaning

    All

    word

    Meaning

    Club

    word

    部屋

    Meaning

    Room

    word

    部分

    Meaning

    Part

    word

    一部

    Meaning

    Part

    word

    内部

    Meaning

    Inside

    word

    部門

    Meaning

    Department

    word

    一部分

    Meaning

    Part

    word

    部下

    Meaning

    Subordinate

    word

    本部

    Meaning

    Headquarters

    word

    工学部

    Meaning

    Engineering

    word

    学部

    Meaning

    Faculty

    word

    外部

    Meaning

    Outside

    word

    部隊

    Meaning

    Unit

    word

    幹部

    Meaning

    Executive

    word

    部長

    Meaning

    Manager

    word

    部品

    Meaning

    Parts

    word

    警部

    Meaning

    Inspector

    word

    南部

    Meaning

    South

    word

    文部

    Meaning

    Education

    word

    大部分

    Meaning

    Majority

    word

    部落

    Meaning

    Hamlet

    word

    北部

    Meaning

    North

    word

    法学部

    Meaning

    Law, Faculty

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 5 kanji contain the part 咅 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Double, Times

    kanji

    Meaning

    Compensate, Compensation

    kanji

    Meaning

    Cultivate

    kanji

    Meaning

    Accompany, Accompany a superior

    kanji

    Meaning

    Divide, Cut up

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 11 kanji contain the part ⻏ as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Mail

    kanji

    Meaning

    Metropolis

    kanji

    Meaning

    County, District

    kanji

    Meaning

    Suburbs

    kanji

    Meaning

    Young man, Guy

    kanji

    Meaning

    Residence

    kanji

    Meaning

    Hometown

    kanji

    Meaning

    Wicked

    kanji

    Meaning

    State, Japan

    kanji

    Meaning

    Enclosure

    kanji

    Meaning

    What

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What does 部 mean?

部 means 'Section' and 'Department'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Third Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N3 exam.

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