部 位(ぶい)

ぶい

noun

part; site; region (of the body or an object)

1. part; site; region (of the body or an object)

A specific location or area, especially of the human body. Commonly used in medical, anatomical, and culinary (meat cuts) contexts.

Please tell me where it hurts.

Literally: Please tell me the part where there is pain.

The meat from this cut is low in fat and healthy.

The surgical site is marked before entering the operating room.

Most natural for parts of the body, anatomical regions and cuts of meat. Frequent in medicine (手術(しゅじゅつ)部位(ぶい), surgical site) and in cooking.

部分(ぶぶん): part, portion — of anything at all; 部位(ぶい) is the technical word for a region of the body or a cut of meat

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Added 2026.3.1 18:58 · Revised 2026.10.13 16:39

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