部
部·section, part, club
- On-yomi
- ブ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 部屋 | へや | room |
| 全部 | ぜんぶ | all, the whole |
| 部長 | ぶちょう | department head, club captain |
| 部分 | ぶぶん | part, portion |
Example sentences
部屋をきれいにしました。
へやをきれいにしました。
I tidied up my room.
宿題は全部終わりました。
しゅくだいはぜんぶおわりました。
I finished all of my homework.
この部分の意味がよく分かりません。
このぶぶんのいみがよくわかりません。
I don't really understand the meaning of this part.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 部屋 as *ぶおく — it is the irregular へや
- At school, 部 means a club (テニス部), not a 'department'
Memory aid
Picture it
阝 on the right is a village wall — 部 is one walled-off section of the whole settlement.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 部活ぶかつclub activities
- 部分ぶぶんpart
- 大部分だいぶぶんmost part, greater part, majority
- 部屋へやroom
- 全部ぜんぶall, everything
- 部長ぶちょうdepartment manager
- 学部がくぶfaculty, department
- 部署ぶしょdepartment, section
- 部品ぶひんpart, component
- 部首ぶしゅradical (of a kanji character)
- 外部がいぶthe outside, the exterior, external (parties)
- 本部ほんぶheadquarters, head office
Quick check
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