Moto 部: Section; Bureau; DeptKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ブ
- Kun'yomi
- -べ
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 823 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ブ)
- 一部いちぶone part; one portion
- 幹部かんぶmanagement; (executive) staff
- 本部ほんぶheadquarters; head office
- 部分ぶぶんportion; section
- 部長ぶちょうhead (chief, director) of a section or department
- 部門ぶもんdivision (of a larger group); branch
- 内部ないぶinterior; inside
- 学部がくぶdepartment of a university
- 部隊ぶたいforce; unit
- 全部ぜんぶall; entire
- 執行部しっこうぶ(the) executive; administration
- 支部しぶbranch; subdivision
- 文部省もんぶしょうMinistry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)
- 部会ぶかいsection meeting
- 部品ぶひんparts; accessories
- 北部ほくぶnorthern part; the north (of a region)
- 南部なんぶsouthern part; the south (of a region)
- 軍部ぐんぶmilitary authorities; army circles
- 中部ちゅうぶcenter; centre
- 外部がいぶoutside (e.g. of a building); exterior
- 東部とうぶeastern part; the east (of a region)
- 西部せいぶwestern part; the west (of a region)
- 司令部しれいぶheadquarters
- 部員ぶいんstaff; member (club, society, etc.)
- 二部にぶtwo parts; two copies
- 大部分だいぶぶんmost part; greater part
- 文部もんぶMinistry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)
- 部下ぶかsubordinate person
- 部内ぶないthe staff; inside the department
- 部数ぶすうnumber of copies; circulation
- 市部しぶurban areas
- 上部じょうぶtop part; surface
- 総務部そうむぶgeneral affairs department (bureau); executive section
- 部族ぶぞくtribe; clan
- 頭部とうぶhead; cranium
- 下部かぶlower part; substructure
- 後部こうぶrear; stern
- 細部さいぶdetails; particulars
- 三部さんぶthree parts; three copies
- 警部けいぶpolice inspector
- 部分的ぶぶんてきpartial
- 農学部のうがくぶdepartment of agriculture
- 部落ぶらくhamlet; subunit of village
- 情報部じょうほうぶinformation bureau; intelligence department
- 腹部ふくぶabdomen
- 部署ぶしょone's post; one's station
- 開発部かいはつぶDevelopment Department
- 理工学部りこうがくぶdepartment of science and engineering
- 部局ぶきょくdepartment; bureau
- 郡部ぐんぶrural districts; counties
- 部位ぶいpart (esp. of the body); region
- 三部作さんぶさくtrilogy
- 前部ぜんぶfront part; fore
- 胸部きょうぶchest; breast
- 首脳部しゅのうぶexecutives; top management
- 一部分いちぶぶんone part; one portion
- 式部しきぶ(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
- 一部始終いちぶしじゅうfull particulars; the whole story
Other readings
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