# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 部 | ぶ (bu) | department; division |

## Don't confuse it with

[倍](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/double/) · [培](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/foster/) · [陪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/attend-on/) · [剖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dissect/)

## More in the “Society” set

[部](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/section/) · [公](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/public/) · [団](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/group/) · [格](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/status/) · [局](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bureau/) · [賞](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/prize/) · [様](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/manner/)

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