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
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