部 – section, bureau, dept

11 strokesTaught in grade 3#36 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 部 means section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ブ (bu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is -べ (be). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 邑 (no. 163).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ブ	bu
Kun’yomi	-べ	be

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 邑 (Kangxi radical 163). Components: 口・邦・立.

Words using 部

全部ぜんぶall部屋へやroom学部がくぶfaculty (of a university)部長ぶちょうhead (chief, director) of a section or department部分ぶぶんportion大部分だいぶぶんmost part部ぶdepartment (in an organization, company, etc.)外部がいぶoutside (e.g. of a building)部首ぶしゅradical (of a kanji character)部品ぶひんparts本部ほんぶheadquarters内部ないぶinterior幹部かんぶmanagement警部けいぶpolice inspector部下ぶかsubordinate person部門ぶもんdivision (of a larger group)一部分いちぶぶんone part大部たいぶlengthy (of a book, etc.)

Example sentences

かばん全部に荷札をつけなさい。

Attach labels to all the bags.

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マユコは部屋に入った。

Mayuko entered the room.

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私の部屋は４階にあります。

My apartment is on the fourth floor.

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Kanji with the same radical

都邦邸郵郡郷郊邪那

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