部ぶ

noun, noun, used as a suffix

department; division; bureau; faculty

Organizational unit within a company, government, or university. In Japanese hierarchy, 部 is above 課 (section) and below 局 (bureau).

• 彼かれは営えい業ぎょう部ぶに所しょ属ぞくしています。

  He belongs to the sales department.

• 文ぶん学がく部ぶの学がく生せいです。

  I am a student in the faculty of literature.

noun, noun, used as a suffix

club; team

Extracurricular activity group at a school or university. Often used as a suffix, e.g., 野球部 (baseball club).

• 放ほう課か後ごはいつも部ぶ活かつに行いきます。

  After school I always go to club activities.

• 彼かれはサッカー部ぶのキャプテンだ。

  He is the captain of the soccer club.

noun, noun, used as a suffix

part; portion; region; area

A part or section of something, often used in compound words like 一部 (one part) or 東部 (eastern part).

• この地ち域いきの大だい部ぶ分ぶんは森しん林りんです。

  Most of this region is forest.

• 東とう部ぶでは雪ゆきが降ふっています。

  It is snowing in the eastern part.

noun, noun, used as a suffix

category; class; division; section; heading

Used for classification or grouping, such as in documents, competitions, or taxonomies. Often appears in compounds like 分類部 (classification section).

• この書しょ類るいはどの部ぶに分ぶん類るいされますか？

  Which category does this document fall under?

• 彼かれは重じゅう量りょう級きゅうの部ぶで優ゆう勝しょうした。

  He won in the heavyweight division.

counter

counter for copies of newspapers, magazines, books, etc.

Counter used for bound or published materials. Pronounced ぶ after a number.

• この新しん聞ぶんを三さん部ぶください。

  Please give me three copies of this newspaper.

• その本ほんは何なん部ぶ発はっ行こうされましたか？

  How many copies of that book were published?