ぶ

部

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix

    department (in an organization, company, etc.), division, bureau, faculty
    above 課, below 局

    • 新サービスの料金設定はマーケティング部が行う。
      The marketing department is responsible for pricing new service.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix

    club (at a school, university, etc.), team

    • バドミントン部はまともな部員が極端に少ないため、ほとんど廃部ないし休部状態だった。
      There were so few proper members in the badminton club that it was half-way between dead and 'on break'.

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix

    part, portion, region, area

  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix

    category, class, division, section, heading

  5. counter

    counter for copies of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.