Word Meaning 部活

ぶかつ bukatsu

部活 is read as ぶかつ (bukatsu) and means club activities.

Meaning

English

  1. club activities
  2. extracurricular activities

Reading

Kana

ぶかつ

Romaji

bukatsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 22668 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

部活動

ぶかつどう

club activities

内部生活

ないぶせいかつ

the inner life

対外活動本部

たいがいかつどうほんぶ

Foreign Operation Administration

金融活動作業部会

きんゆうかつどうさぎょうぶかい

Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering

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

Example Sentences

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Can foreign students join this club?

It is hard to be successful at both study and club activities.

Ever since I joined the school club, every day has been fulfilling.

I'm sure it's tough taking part in the activities of two clubs, but good luck!

Well, for the practical problem, in the midst of those rumours flying around I'm surprised they've been able to keep that club running.

There is a matter that we would like to discuss urgently regarding club activities, so please come to the staff room.

But on the day of the mock exams, there are no club activities, so that means I can walk back home with Haruka. And I'm grateful for that.

When I was in middle school, I had a friend in the track club who normally studied 3 hours a day. He didn't speed up the pace before tests. On the contrary, he didn't have any club activities and so had lot of free time, so before the test we would go to his house and play video games every day. If we hadn't done that, I would have gotten better grades too.