Word Meaning 部族 (Buzoku): Tribe, Clan

Meaning

English

tribe
clan
house

Reading

Kana

ぶぞく

Romaji

buzoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 11941 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

半部族

はんぶぞく

half tribe

部長

ぶちょう

head (chief, director) of a section or department

部分

ぶぶん

portion

部品

ぶひん

parts

部下

ぶか

subordinate person

部屋

へや

stable

部首

ぶしゅ

radical (of a kanji character)

部会

ぶかい

section meeting

部員

ぶいん

staff

部内

ぶない

the staff

部数

ぶすう

number of copies

部

ぶ

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

Example Sentences

3

彼は35年間自分の部族の酋長だった。

He has been the chief of his tribe for 35 years.

三人の宣教師が人食い部族に殺され、食べられた。

Three missionaries were killed and eaten by cannibals.

その部族は祖先を崇拝し、私たちにはなじみのない独自の言語を話す。

The tribe worships its ancestors and speaks its own language, and speaks an unfamiliar language.