This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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department (in an organization); division; bureau; club; part; component; element; category; counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
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hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
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外部

がいぶ
the outside; external
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一部

いちぶ
one part; one portion; one section; some; one copy (e.g. of a document)
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部分

ぶぶん
portion; section; part
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部隊

ぶたい
force; unit; corps; echelon; element
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部門

ぶもん
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category; department
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本部

ほんぶ
headquarters; head office; main office
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南部

なんぶ
southern part; the south (of a region)
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学部

がくぶ
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)