開 発 部(かいはつぶ)

かいはつぶ

noun

development department; R&D department

1. development department; R&D department

The division of a company responsible for developing new products, software, or services. Common in manufacturing, software, and pharmaceutical companies.

開発部(かいはつぶ)に配属(はいぞく)された。

I was assigned to the development department.

新製品(しんせいひん)の企画(きかく)は開発部(かいはつぶ)が担当(たんとう)している。

The development department is in charge of new-product planning.

開発部(かいはつぶ)と営業部(えいぎょうぶ)の連携(れんけい)を強(つよ)めることが今後(こんご)の課題(かだい)だ。

Strengthening cooperation between the development and sales departments is the challenge going forward.

Compound of 開発(かいはつ) (development) + 部(ぶ) (department/division). Like 野球部(やきゅうぶ), the same suffix means 'club' in school contexts and 'department' in company contexts; the surrounding word decides which.

Common collocations

開発部(かいはつぶ)長(ちょう): head of development
開発部(かいはつぶ)に配属(はいぞく)される: to be assigned to the development department
商品(しょうひん)開発部(かいはつぶ): product development department
研究(けんきゅう)開発部(かいはつぶ): research and development department

Related words

営業部(えいぎょうぶ): sales department
人事部(じんじぶ): HR department
経理部(けいりぶ): accounting department
製造部(せいぞうぶ): manufacturing department

Related Words

Related: 営業部(えいぎょうぶ) (sales department)

Related: 人事部(じんじぶ) (HR department)

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Added 2026.5.12 12:04 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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