“Division” or “Part” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “部”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “部” means “Portion”, “Section” or “Department (in an organization or company etc)” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “部”
Jouyou Kanji “部” Stroke Order
Stroke # |
11 Strokes |
On-Yomi |
ぶ(bu) |
ほ(ho) |
ほう(hou) |
Kun-Yomi |
くみ(kumi) |
わ(ける)(wa(keru)) |
す(べる)(su(beru)) |
べ(be) |
つかさ(tsukasa) |
Meanings |
Classify, Divide, Separate |
Lead, Command |
Group, Team, Crew |
Government, Department |
Village, Hamlet |
Unit word for counting publications |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “部”, and their meanings
Words |
Meanings |
部曲(かきべ-ka ki be) |
People who were used by a powerful family as private soldiers or other usages in ancient China and Japan |
部位(ぶい-bu i) |
Part (esp. of the body), Region, Site, Cut (of meat) |
部員(ぶいん-bu i n) |
Staff, Member (of club, society, etc) |
部下(ぶか-bu ka) |
Subordinate, Subsidiary, Foot soldier |
部局(ぶきょく-bu kyo ku) |
Department, Bureau, Section, Division |
部首(ぶしゅ-bu shu) |
Radical (of a kanji character) |
部署(ぶしょ-bu sho) |
One’s post, One’s station, Department, Bureau, Section |
部将(ぶしょう-bu sho u) |
Captain, Commanding officer |
部族(ぶぞく-bu zo ku) |
Tribe, Clan |
部属(ぶぞく-bu zo ku) |
Assign to sections, Division |
部隊(ぶたい-bu ta i) |
Military unit, Corps |
部長(ぶちょう-bu cho u) |
Chief director, Director of a department |
部品(ぶひん-bu hi n) |
Parts, Components, Constituent, Element |
部分(ぶぶん-bu bu n) |
Part, Section, Portion |
部分品(ぶぶんひん-bu bu n hi n) |
Parts, Component, Constituent, Element |
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