音読み: ブ
訓読み: none *
画数: 10
部首: おおざと（⻏）
Meaning
Department / Part / Club / Section
- 部屋 — room
- 全部 — all / entire
- 一部 — part / portion
- 本部 — headquarters
- 部長 — department head
- 学部 — academic department
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- 部品 — parts / components
- 部分 — portion / section
- 部署 — department / post
- 部下 — subordinate
- 外部 — the outside / external
- 幹部 — executive / management
- 患部 — affected part (of the body)
The kanji 部 originally referred to dividing land or groups and now covers ideas like departments, sections, or organized units. The radical ⻏ indicates a connection to place or community.