部 Kanji – section
The Japanese kanji 部 can mean section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine.
Meaning and Readings
How is 部 read?
部 has the onyomi reading ブ and the kunyomi reading -べ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as bu, be.
Common Japanese Words Using 部
These common Japanese words contain 部. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- ファン倶楽部（ファンクラブ） — fan club
- 医学部（いがくぶ） — faculty of medicine, department of medicine, school of medicine, medical school
- 一部（いちぶ） — one part, one portion, one section
- 一部分（いちぶぶん） — one part, one portion, one section
- 下部（かぶ） — lower part, substructure
- 外部（がいぶ） — outside (e.g. of a building), exterior
- 学部（がくぶ） — department (of a university), faculty, school, college
- 幹部（かんぶ） — management, (executive) staff, leaders, leadership, top brass, upper echelons
- 患部（かんぶ） — affected part, diseased part, wound
- 胸部（きょうぶ） — chest, breast