入部(にゅうぶ)

にゅうぶ
noun / suru verb
joining a club (at school)
1. joining a club, entering a school club
Becoming a member of a club activity (部活動) at school, typically in middle school or high school. A fundamental part of Japanese school life.
テニス部(ぶ)に入部(にゅうぶ)した。
I joined the tennis club.
入部(にゅうぶ)届(とどけ)を出(だ)してください。
Please submit a club membership form.
中学(ちゅうがく)に入(はい)ったら何(なん)の部(ぶ)に入部(にゅうぶ)するか迷(まよ)っている。
I can't decide which club to join when I start middle school.

Specifically refers to school club activities (部活(ぶかつ)). In Japanese schools, students typically choose a club to join at the start of the school year.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 入部(にゅうぶ)届(とどけ) (club membership application form)
  • 入部(にゅうぶ)希望(きぼう) (desire to join a club)
  • 入部(にゅうぶ)テスト (tryout for joining a club)
  • ～部(ぶ)に入部(にゅうぶ)する (join the ~ club)

ANTONYM:

  • 退部(たいぶ): quitting a club

RELATED:

  • 入会(にゅうかい): joining an organization (broader — gyms, associations, etc.)
  • 入団(にゅうだん): joining a team or troupe (sports teams, theater groups)
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