部ぶ分ぶん

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

〈物もの〉の部ぶ分ぶんを直なおすto fix/repair a part of something
壊こわれた部ぶ分ぶんを直なおしてもらった。
I had the broken part repaired.
〈事こと〉の部ぶ分ぶんがわからないnot to understand a certain part (of an explanation, text, etc.)
説せつ明めいのこの部ぶ分ぶんがよくわからない。
I don't quite understand this part of the explanation.
〈物もの〉をいくつかの部ぶ分ぶんに分わけるto divide something into several parts
レポートをいくつかの部ぶ分ぶんに分わけて書かいた。
I wrote the report divided into several parts.
その部ぶ分ぶんでin that respect/aspect (referring back to a point just mentioned)
彼かれの意い見けんはその部ぶ分ぶんで正ただしいと思おもう。
I think his opinion is correct in that respect.

一いち部ぶN2
一部 emphasizes a fraction or a copy of a whole, while 部分 is the neutral, general word for any part or section.
箇か所しょN2
箇所 refers to a specific point or spot, often in formal writing like reports, whereas 部分 is a broader term for a part of anything.
部ぶ位い
部位 is used for a specific anatomical or mechanical part (like a body part or machine component), while 部分 is a general, unspecified portion.
分ぶんN2
部分 means a section or part of a whole, whereas 分 (sense of portion) refers to a share or amount allotted to a specific person or use.

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セクションN1
部分 is the plain, everyday word for a 'part' of anything, while セクション specifically implies a formally marked-off division, as in a document or organization.
部ぶN2
部分 refers concretely to a physical part or portion of something, while 部 in this sense is used more abstractly, often as a suffix in compounds like 東部.
局きょく所しょ
部分 is the general word for 'part' of a whole, while 局所 stresses a specific, often technical or medical, localized area.
一いち部ぶ分ぶんN1
部分 is the general word for 'a part' without specifying singularity, while 一部分 emphasizes 'one single part' of a whole.
パートN4
部分 is the plain Japanese word for a portion or section, while パート is a katakana loanword used for parts of a show, book, or system.
一いっ角かく
部分 is a neutral word for 'part' or 'portion', whereas 一角 suggests a distinct or prominent section of a larger whole.
パーツ
部分 refers to a portion or section of something in a general, often abstract sense, whereas パーツ specifically means a physical, separable component of a machine or kit.
ところN5
部分 is an analytical word for a section or part of something, while 所 can casually mean a passage or point in a text.
断だん片ぺんN1
部分 is a neutral word for any part of a whole, while 断片 specifically implies a piece that has broken or split off from something larger.

全ぜん体たいN3
全体 means the whole or entirety, directly opposite to 部分, which means a part or portion of it.
総そう体たい
部分 means “a part” or “a portion,” the direct opposite of 総体’s sense of “the whole.”
トータル
部分 means a single part or portion, the opposite of トータル's sense of the total or overall whole.

部ぶ品ひんN2
部品 specifically means a physical component or spare part (as in machinery), while 部分 is a general word for any part, physical or abstract.
部ぶ分ぶん的てき
部分 is the plain noun meaning 'a part/portion', while 部分的 is the na-adjective form meaning 'partial'.

箇か所しょN2
Used when referring to a place/spot or section; for abstract 'parts' of something, Japanese often uses no counter or a different phrasing.

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