ぶ

部

department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; bureau; faculty

N5Common wordNoun

Noun, Noun (suffix)

department (in an organization, company, etc.)•division•bureau•faculty

Noun, Noun (suffix)

club (at a school, university, etc.)•team

Noun, Noun (suffix)

part•portion•region•area

Noun, Noun (suffix)

category•class•division•section•heading

Counter

counter for copies of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.

Example Sentences

この本(ほん)を１部(ぶ)ください。

Give me a copy of this book.

トムは高校生の時(とき)、弓道(きゅうどう)部(ぶ)に入(はいる)ってたんだよ。

Tom was in the kyudo club when he was in high school.

新(しん)サービスの料金設定はマーケティング部(ぶ)が行う。

The marketing department is responsible for pricing new service.

バドミントン部(ぶ)はまともな部(ぶ)員が極端に少ないため、ほとんど廃部(ぶ)ないし休部(ぶ)状態だった。

There were so few proper members in the badminton club that it was half-way between dead and 'on break'.

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

ブ / -べ