〜部(ぶ)

ぶ
suffix
~ department, ~ part, ~ club
grammatical
1. department, division
A section or division of an organization.
I was assigned to the sales department.
I contacted the general affairs department.
We are designing new products in the development department.
2. club
An extracurricular activity club at school.
3. part, section
A portion of something larger.
前半部(ぜんはんぶ)はおもしろかったが、後半部(こうはんぶ)は退屈(たいくつ)だった。
The first part was interesting, but the latter part was boring.
本(ほん)の第三部(だいさんぶ)から読(よ)み始(はじ)めた。
I started reading from part three of the book.

〜部(ぶ) is a suffix meaning 'department,' 'club,' or 'part.'

COMPOUNDS (department):

COMPOUNDS (club):

COMPOUNDS (part, section):

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After a number, 部(ぶ) is a counter for copies of a document and for parts of a work: 資料(しりょう)を三部(さんぶ)コピーする (make three copies of the handout), 二部(にぶ)構成(こうせい) (in two parts). 一部(いちぶ) also means "a part, some" (一部(いちぶ)の人(ひと), some people).

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