部
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; bureau; faculty (above 課, below 局)
2. club (at a school, university, etc.); team
3. part; portion; region; area
4. category; class; division; section; heading
Counter
5. counter for copies of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ぶ
ぶ
Used in vocabulary
医学部
faculty of medicine; college of medicine; department of medicine; school of medicine; medical school
Noun
Examples62
新
The marketing department is responsible for pricing new service.
バドミントン
There were so few proper members in the badminton club that it was half-way between dead and 'on break'.
この
Give me a copy of this book.
彼
He joined the English club.
彼
He belongs to the soccer club.
部
He's in charge of the department.