Vocabulary

What does ～学部 (～がくぶ) mean?

～学部 (～がくぶ, ～gakubu) means department of ~ (at a university).

Quick facts
Reading	～がくぶ
Romaji	～gakubu
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N4

～学部～がくぶ

N4 · estimated, JLPT framework～gakubu

department of ~ (at a university)

Example sentences

姉(あね)は医学部(いがくぶ)の学生(がくせい)です。
My older sister is a medical school student.
私(わたし)は文学部(ぶんがくぶ)で日本(にほん)語(ご)を勉強(べんきょう)しています。
I'm studying Japanese in the faculty of literature.