department; division; bureau; faculty
Organizational unit within a company, government, or university. In Japanese hierarchy, 部 is above 課 (section) and below 局 (bureau).
彼は営業部に所属しています。
He belongs to the sales department.
I am a student in the faculty of literature.
Extracurricular activity group at a school or university. Often used as a suffix, e.g., 野球部 (baseball club).
After school I always go to club activities.
He is the captain of the soccer club.
A part or section of something, often used in compound words like 一部 (one part) or 東部 (eastern part).
Most of this region is forest.
It is snowing in the eastern part.
counter for copies of newspapers, magazines, books, etc.
Counter used for bound or published materials. Pronounced ぶ after a number.
Please give me three copies of this newspaper.
How many copies of that book were published?
My younger brother plans to join the soccer club.
The new employee was assigned to the sales department.
This magazine is published with a run of a hundred thousand copies every month.
He ended up quitting the tennis club.
interior; inside; internal
unit; force; troops; party
headquarters; head office; main office
outside; exterior · outside; external
division; department; branch; field; category
subordinate; staff member under one's supervision
department head; section chief; director · club president; team captain
parts; components; accessories
northern part; the north
management; executives; leaders; top brass
southern part; the south of a region
faculty; school; college; department
branch; branch office; subdivision
club activities; extracurricular activities
upper part; top; surface
part; region; site; cut (of meat)
department; section; post; assignment
lower part; bottom section; substructure · subordinate office; lower-level organization · subordinate; loyal servant; faithful servant
club member; staff member
western part; the west (of a region) · the West (United States)
head; cranial region
central part; middle section; heart · Chūbu region; central Japan
medical school; faculty of medicine
eastern part; east of a region
police inspector
tribe; clan
rear; back part; stern