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KanjiN3Grade 3 · 小311 strokesRadical 邑#36 in newspapers

部 · section, bureau

部 is a kanji meaning section, bureau, dept, class. It has 11 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ブbu

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • -べ-be

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 部 · 17 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 部
WordReadingMeaningLevel
全部ぜんぶall, entire, wholeN5
部屋へやa roomN5
学部がくぶdepartment of a universityN4
部長ぶちょうdepartment (division) managerN4
大部分だいぶぶんmost part, majorityN3
部分ぶぶんportion, section, partN3
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More words that use 部
WordReadingMeaningLevel
外部がいぶthe outside, externalN2
部首ぶしゅradical (of a kanji character)N2
部品ぶひんparts, accessoriesN2
本部ほんぶheadquartersN2
内部ないぶinterior, inside, internalN1
一部分いちぶぶんa part, a portionN1
幹部かんぶmanagement, executiveN1
警部けいぶpolice inspectorN1
大部たいぶmost (e.g., most part, greater, fairly, a good deal, much)N1
部下ぶかone's subordinateN1
部門ぶもんclass, group, category, department, field, branchN1

Example sentence

彼の部屋は汚い。

かれのへやはきたない

His room is untidy.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #116208 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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