Moji Ninja

部 — section; department

部 means “section; department”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ブ (bu). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 部 (bu, “department; division”).

部
Stroke order of 部
Meaning
section; department
On'yomi
ブ (bu)
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N3 · set Society

How to remember 部

Someone stands (立) and speaks (口) for one part of the town (阝): a section.

Parts: 立 stand · 口 mouth; box · 阝 town; hill

Words with 部

WordReadingMeaning
部ぶ bu ondepartment; division

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