Kanji

Level: N3 Strokes: 11

部

Meaning in English

section, bureau, dept

Readings

Onyomi: ブ Kunyomi: -べ Romaji: bu / -be

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部

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese seção, departamento, repartição

Spanish sección, oficina, departamento

Korean 부서, 국, 부서

French section, bureau, département

Italian sezione, ufficio, dipartimento

German Abteilung, Referat, Referat

Indonesian bagian, biro, departemen

★ Vietnamese bộ phận, cục, phòng ban

Thai ส่วน กรม ฝ่าย

Related kanji

N3 都 to, tsu / miyako metropolis, capital, all N2 郵 yuu mail, stagecoach stop, courrier N1 郷 kyou, gou / sato home town, village, native place N1 郭 kaku / kuruwa enclosure, quarters, fortification N1 郡 gun / koori county, district, comté N1 郎 rou, ryou / otoko son, counter for sons, fils (enfant) N2 郊 kou outskirts, suburbs, rural area N1 郁 iku cultural progress, perfume, aromático N1 邸 tei / yashiki residence, mansion, résidence

Words with this kanji

N1 内部 naibu interior, inside, internal N1 一部分 ichibubun a part, a portion N1 幹部 kambu management, executive N1 警部 keibu police inspector N1 大部 taibu most (e.g., most part, greater, fairly, a good deal, much) N1 部下 buka one's subordinate N1 部門 bumon class, group, category, department, field, branch N2 ～部～bu ~ part N2 外部 gaibu the outside, external

Sentences with this kanji

N4 彼はまるで全部知っているかのように話していた Kare wa marude zenbu shitte iru ka no you ni hanashite ita He spoke as if he knew everything N4 この部屋は前より広くなったように感じる Kono heya wa mae yori hiroku natta you ni kanjiru This room feels larger than before N5 この部屋は静かすぎます。 Kono heya wa shizuka sugimasu. This room is too quiet. N5 全部分かったわけではありません。 Zenbu wakatta wake de wa arimasen. It is not that I understood everything. N5 昨日買った本をまだ全部読んでいないけど面白そうだよ Kinou katta hon o mada zenbu yonde inai kedo omoshirosou da yo I have not finished the book I bought yesterday but it looks interesting N4 今日は予定が多すぎて全部終わらないかもしれないね Kyou wa yotei ga oosugite zenbu owaranai kamo shirenai ne There are too many plans today maybe I cannot finish everything N3 時間があるうちに必要な準備を全部終わらせておきたい Jikan ga aru uchi ni hitsuyou na junbi o zenbu owarasete okitai I want to finish all preparations while there is still time N2 時間があるうちに必要な資料を全部準備しておこう Jikan ga aru uchi ni hitsuyou na shiryou o zenbu junbi shite okou Let’s prepare all necessary materials while there is still time N5 この部屋は静かです。 Kono heya wa shizuka desu. This room is quiet.