section, bureau, dept, class

About this kanji

The kanji 「部」 primarily means "section" or "department" in English. It is commonly used as a noun, referring to various divisions or parts of an organization. For example, 一部 (いちぶ) means "one part," often used to refer to a subset of something, while 学部 (がくぶ) refers to a university "faculty" or academic department. Another example is 外部 (がいぶ), meaning "outside" or "external," typically in reference to places or entities beyond a given boundary. Notably, while 部 can represent many types of divisions, its usage often indicates organizational structures, making it especially relevant in academic and professional contexts.

Example sentences

• 部長が会議を開いた。

  The section chief held a meeting.

Meanings across languages

English

section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

Tiếng Việt

phần, cục, bộ

日本語

部, 局, 課

한국어

섹션, 국, 부

中文

部分, 局, 部门

id

bagian

th

แผนก

es

sección

fr

section

de

Abteilung

pt

seção

Common compounds

• 一部いちぶone part, one portion, one section
• 外部がいぶoutside (e.g. of a building), exterior, outside (of a group, company, etc.)
• 学部がくぶfaculty (of a university), school, college
• 幹部かんぶmanagement, (executive) staff, leaders
• 軍部ぐんぶmilitary authorities, army circles
• 支部しぶbranch, branch office, subdivision
• 西部せいぶwestern part, the west (of a region), the West (United States)
• 全部ぜんぶall, entire, whole