club activities; extracurricular activities
Abbreviation of 部活動. Refers to after-school club activities in Japanese schools, such as sports teams, music clubs, or cultural circles.
See also: 部活動
I always have club activities after school.
He is devoted to his soccer club activities.
My younger brother joined the soccer club at his junior high school.
I'll be home late today because I have club practice.
I had a fever, so I skipped club practice.
He quit the club after getting injured.
After club practice, we all went to a family restaurant.
部活 typically refers to school-based club activities like sports or music teams, whereas クラブ活動 is a broader term that can also cover university or community clubs.
部活 refers specifically to school club activities in junior high or high school, whereas サークル is more typical for university or adult interest groups.
部活 refers specifically to school extracurricular club activities, while クラブ is a broader term that also covers professional and recreational clubs.
部活 specifically means school club activities in middle/high school, whereas クラブ is broader and also covers adult and social clubs.
club activities; extracurricular activities
Abbreviation of 部活動 (ぶかつどう), formed by taking the first kanji of each component: 部 (ぶ, 'club') + 活 (かつ, 'activity').