部 — section, bureau, dept

べ部 section

U+90E8 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 11 strokes Freq #36 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1988 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

section
bureau
dept
class
copy
part
portion
counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

word

ぶ bu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

部(ぶ) 分(ぶん) bubun part 部(ぶ) bu department 一(いち) 部(ぶ) ichibu part 全(ぜん) 部(ぶ) zenbu all 部(ぶ) 門(もん) bumon department 内(ない) 部(ぶ) naibu interior 本(ほん) 部(ぶ) honbu headquarters 部(ぶ) 長(ちょう) buchou department head 外(がい) 部(ぶ) gaibu exterior 部(ぶ) 品(ひん) buhin parts 幹(かん) 部(ぶ) kanbu executive 部(ぶ) 隊(たい) butai military unit 学(がく) 部(ぶ) gakubu faculty 支(し) 部(ぶ) shibu branch office 南(なん) 部(ぶ) nanbu southern part 文(もん) 部(ぶ) monbu education ministry 部(ぶ) 会(かい) bukai section meeting 部(ぶ) 下(か) buka subordinate 文(もん) 部(ぶ) 省(しょう) monbushou Ministry of Education 北(ほく) 部(ぶ) hokubu northern part 西(せい) 部(ぶ) seibu western part 部(ぶ) 員(いん) buin member of a club 部(ぶ) 署(しょ) busho department

へ he On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

部(へ) 屋(や) heya room

Stroke order

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