(きかくぶ)

きかくぶ
noun
planning department; planning division
1. planning department; planning division
A department within a company or organization responsible for planning projects, products, events, or strategies. A common organizational unit in Japanese corporations.
企画部(きかくぶ)配属(はいぞく)された。
I was assigned to the planning department.
企画部(きかくぶ)新商品(しんしょうひん)のアイデアを()している。
The planning department is coming up with ideas for new products.
来月(らいげつ)のキャンペーンの詳細(しょうさい)については企画部(きかくぶ)()()わせてください。
For details about next month's campaign, please inquire with the planning department.

Compound of 企画(きかく) (planning) + () (department, division). The suffix () forms the names of many corporate departments.

COMMON DEPARTMENT NAMES:

  • 営業部(えいぎょうぶ): sales department
  • 総務部(そうむぶ): general affairs department
  • 人事部(じんじぶ): human resources department
  • 広報部(こうほうぶ): PR department
  • 経理部(けいりぶ): accounting department

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 企画部(きかくぶ)所属(しょぞく)する: to belong to the planning department
  • 企画部(きかくぶ)担当者(たんとうしゃ): person in charge in the planning department
  • 企画部(きかくぶ)(ちょう): head of the planning department