下線部(かせんぶ) かせんぶ noun underlined part; underlined portion academiceducation 1. the underlined part (of a text) The portion of a passage marked with an underline. Standard wording in exam questions and textbook exercises, which routinely ask about 下線部(かせんぶ). 下線部(かせんぶ)を訳(やく)しなさい。🔊 Translate the underlined part. 下線部(かせんぶ)の意味(いみ)を説明(せつめい)してください。🔊 Please explain the meaning of the underlined part. 下線部(かせんぶ)が何(なに)を指(さ)しているか、本文(ほんぶん)の中(なか)から探(さが)して答(こた)えなさい。🔊 Find in the passage what the underlined part refers to, and answer accordingly. From 下線(かせん) (underline) + 部(ぶ) (part). When several passages are underlined they are numbered: 下線部(かせんぶ)(1), 下線部(かせんぶ)(2).Common collocations下線部(かせんぶ)を訳(やく)す: to translate the underlined part下線部(かせんぶ)について答(こた)える: to answer about the underlined part下線(かせん)を引(ひ)く: to underlineSimilar words傍線部(ぼうせんぶ): the marked part — the same idea in Japanese-language exams, where the line runs beside vertical text空欄(くうらん): blank — the gap to be filled in a fill-in-the-blank question Related Words Compare: 傍線部(ぼうせんぶ) (the marked part) Compare: 空欄(くうらん) (blank) general Added 2026.8.6 0:24 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29 30000/30432_kasenbu