部 means “part, department”

ぶ · bu

Also: section, bureau, dept, class

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ブ

JLPT N3 · Taught in grade 3 · 11 strokes

The story

The village (阝) on the right: picture a town split into wards, each one a part of the whole. 部 divides things up, from 全部, every part of it, to a company's 部長 and the 部活 clubs students join after class.

Used in 全部 (zenbu, all), 部屋 (heya, room), and 部長 (buchou, department head)

Words with 部

• 部屋 (へや, heya): room

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.