Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 部ぶ 門もん に 配はい 属ぞく される to be assigned to a department (at a company, etc.)
He was assigned to the sales department.
部ぶ 門もん を 統とう 括かつ する to oversee or manage a division
She oversees the marketing division.
〈 事こと 〉 部ぶ 門もん で 最さい 優ゆう 秀しゅう 賞しょう を 受じゅ 賞しょう する to win the top award in a category
This movie won the best award in the music category.
部ぶ 門もん ごとに 分わ ける to divide (something) by department or category
They divided the employees by department for training.
Kanji 門 gate, counter for cannons Related words· 9 部署 refers to a concrete, often smaller workplace section or team, while 部門 can be broader and cover abstract fields or categories beyond a single office.
部 is the plain, everyday word for a department or club section, whereas 部門 sounds more formal and is used for larger or more abstract divisions.
分野 emphasizes an academic or professional field of study, while 部門 emphasizes an organizational or classificatory division.
部門 refers to a division within an organization (like a department), while セクター refers to a broader segment of the economy or society.
Show 5 more Show fewer 開発部 specifically names the development division of a company, while 部門 is a broader term for any division or department, not limited to R&D.
部門 is the normal, clear word for an organizational department, while デパート in this sense is a rare, old abbreviation of デパートメント .
部門 is commonly used for divisions in businesses or research fields, whereas 部局 is more typical of government or academic institutional structures.
部門 refers to a division or department in an organization or classification system, whereas 種目 is used specifically for types of events, sports, or subjects.
部門 is a formal division or department, whereas 枠 as a category is a looser grouping like a quota or bracket.
Don't confuse with 課 is a smaller administrative subsection within a 部門 , so learners may confuse the two, but 課 is always the more specific, lower-level unit.
Etymology Compound of 部 (ぶ , 'part, section') and 門 (もん , 'gate, category'). The combination conveys a classified section or division within a larger whole.
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