部門(ぶもん)

ぶもん
noun
department; division; section; category
1. department; division; section; category
A distinct section or branch within an organization, field, or system of classification. Used for organizational units in companies and also for categories in competitions or awards.
営業(えいぎょう)部門(ぶもん)で働(はたら)いている。
I work in the sales department.
部門(ぶもん)別(べつ)の売上(うりあげ)を比較(ひかく)した。
I compared sales by division.
その映画(えいが)は国際(こくさい)映画祭(えいがさい)のコンペティション部門(ぶもん)に選(えら)ばれた。
That film was selected for the competition section of the international film festival.

部門(ぶもん) is used for organizational divisions within companies and institutions, as well as for categories in competitions, awards, and classifications.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 営業(えいぎょう)部門(ぶもん) (sales department)
  • 製造(せいぞう)部門(ぶもん) (manufacturing division)
  • 研究(けんきゅう)部門(ぶもん) (research division)
  • 部門(ぶもん)別(べつ) (by department/category)
  • 部門(ぶもん)長(ちょう) (department head)

In awards contexts, 部門(ぶもん) corresponds to English "category" — for example, 主演(しゅえん)女優(じょゆう)部門(ぶもん) (Best Actress category). Distinct from 部署(ぶしょ) (section, post), which focuses more on the specific workplace assignment, and 課(か) (section, division), which is a more specific organizational unit within a larger department.

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