Word Meaning

bu

部 is read as ぶ (bu) and means counter for copies of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc..

Meaning

English

  1. counter for copies of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.
  2. club (at a school, university, etc.)
  3. team
  4. department (in an organization, company, etc.)
  5. division
  6. bureau
  7. faculty
  8. part

Reading

Kana

Romaji

bu

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 11047 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

部族

ぶぞく

tribe

部落

ぶらく

burakumin area

Example Sentences

10

かれはえいぎょうぶではたらいています。

He works in the sales department.

このほんはさんぶにわかれています。

This book is divided into three parts.

しんぶんをいちぶください。

One copy of the newspaper, please.

もんだいのいちぶしかりかいできなかった。

I could understand only part of the problem.

かのじょはぶんがくぶのがくせいです。

She is a student in the faculty of literature.

そのざっしはぜんぶでごぶあります。

There are five copies of that magazine in total.

こまかいぶぶんはあとでせつめいします。

I will explain the details later.

かれはくらすのぶんげいぶにはいった。

He joined the literature club in his class.

このけーきはろくぶにきってください。

Please cut this cake into six portions.

Is that all?