部 - N3 Kanji

Meaning of 部 意味

section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

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部 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

-べ -be

KUNYOMI　訓読み

ブ bu

Examples

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’.

私は水泳部に入っています。

I belong to the swimming club.

彼は英語部に入った。

He joined the English club.

私は水泳部の一員だ。

I’m a member of the swimming club.

この本を１部ください。

Give me a copy of this book.

この部の責任者は誰か。

Who’s in charge of this section?

秘書にコピーを１０部とってもらった。

I had my secretary run off ten copies.

ダンス部に入部しませんか。

How would you like to join the dance club?

テニス部と合コンしましょう。

Let’s have a party with members of the tennis club.

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