部 (ぶ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

部 (ぶ) means department / section / part / category.

See example sentences below.

部 at a glance

部

ぶbu

N1noun

department / section / part / category

部ぶbuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

department / section / part / category

Example 1

営業部に新しい社員が入りました。

Translation

A new employee joined the sales department.

Example 2

この雑誌のスポーツ部がとても人気です。

Translation

The sports section of this magazine is very popular.