部
部 - 1. to divide; each of the divided parts E.g.: 部品 (part, component), 部分 (portion), 一部 (one part) 2. section in an organization E.g.: 部署 (department), 部員 (member of a group), 本部 (headquarters) 3. government office; bureau E.g.: 工部 (Ministry of Public Works) 4. the quantity or number of copies of newspapers, books, etc. E.g.: 部数 (number of copies), 大部 (large volume) 5. tribe; group; clan E.g.: 部族 (tribe) 6. to lead; to command; to control
部 (-べ) — to divide; each of the divided parts<br>E. section in an organization<br>E. government office; bureau<br>E. the quantity or number of copies of newspapers, books, etc. tribe; group; clan<br>E.
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Kunyomi
-べ
Onyomi
ブ
Strokes
11
JLPT
N3
Frequency 
#36/2500
Composition
咅 ⻏
Meaning
- to divide; each of the divided parts
E. section in an organization
E. government office; bureau
E. the quantity or number of copies of newspapers, books, etc. tribe; group; clan
E.
Tip
- ぶ長ちょうはへ屋やでコーヒーを…
Examples of classification by reading method
Kunyomi
-べ
Onyomi
Example
部屋
heya
を
wo
出
shutsu
ろ
ro
。
.
Leave the room.
部屋
heya
が
ga
暑
atsu
い
i
。
.
The room is hot.
部屋
heya
に
ni
入
hai
るな
runa
。
.
Don't enter the room.
部隊
butai
は
ha
全滅
zenmetsu
した
shita
。
.
The troop was altogether destroyed.
部屋
heya
を
wo
片
kata
づけて
zukete
。
.
Clean up the room.
部長
buchou
は
ha
部下
buka
を
wo
会場
kaijou
まで
made
連
tsu
れて
rete
行
i
ってやった
tteyatta
。
.
The manager brought his staff to the meeting (location).
部屋
heya
を
wo
明
aka
るくする
rukusuru
。
.
Brighten up the room.
部屋
heya
に
ni
誰
dare
もいない
moinai
。
.
There's no one in the room.
部屋
heya
を
wo
花
hana
で
de
飾
kaza
った
tta
。
.
They adorned the room with flowers.
部屋
heya
の
no
増築
zouchiku
をした
woshita
。
.
I added a room to my house.
部屋
heya
は
ha
暖
atata
かかった
kakatta
。
.
The room was warm.
部屋
heya
は
ha
ゴミ
gomi
だらけだ
darakeda
。
.
The room is covered with dust.
