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部分 (ぶぶん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

部ぶ分ぶん

ぶ

ぶ

ん

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 500

Meanings

1

noun

part; portion; section

General word for a part, portion, or section of something. Used for physical parts, abstract components, and segments.

この部ぶ分ぶんをもう一いち度ど説せつ明めいしてください。
Please explain this part once more.
機き械かいの

壊こわ

れ

た

部ぶ

分ぶん

を

交こう

換かん

し

た

。

I replaced the broken part of the machine.

Kanji

部section, bureau, dept
分part, minute of time, segment

Similar words

一いち部ぶ
一部 means 'a part' or 'one part', often implying a fraction or a copy of something, while 部分 is a more neutral 'part/portion'.
箇か所しょ
箇所 is used for specific points or places, often in formal contexts like reports or instructions, whereas 部分 is broader.

Etymology

Compound of 部 (ぶ, 'part, section') and 分 (ぶん, 'part, share'). The reading ぶん is the kan'on reading of 分.