Readings
- department (in an organization, company, etc.)
- division
- bureau
- faculty
- club (at a school, university, etc.)
Radicals and components
Radical邑cityComponents Mnemonic (RtK)
ⓘmuzzle · vase · stand up (立) · mouth (口) · city walls
From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1988
Compound words
all; entire; whole; altogetherroom; chamber; apartment; flat; padhead (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) teamoutside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside worldfaculty (of a university); school; college; departmentone part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brasspolice inspectorone part; one portion; one sectionlower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servantaffected part; diseased part; woundchest; breastmilitary authorities; army circlesrural districts; countiesrear; sternloins; hips; pelvic region; waistdetails; particularsurban areasbranch; branch office; subdivisiontop part; surfacewestern part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)front part; fore; frontcenter; centre; middle; heart; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)eastern part; the east (of a region) Stroke Order
11 strokes
Practice Writing
Practice Writing 部
Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step