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What does 部 (ぶ, bu) mean?

部 (ぶ, bu) means department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; bureau.

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Readingぶ
Romajibu
Part of speechnoun, noun suffix
ぶ
bu

department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; bureau

  1. 1noun · noun suffix department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; bureau
  2. 2noun · noun suffix club (at a school, university, etc.); team
  3. 3noun · noun suffix part; portion; region
  4. 4noun · noun suffix category; class; division
  5. 5counter counter for copies of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.

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