Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 学部(がくぶ) in Japanese

学部
JLPT 4
Kana Reading
がくぶ
Romaji
gakubu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    department of a university
    Example sentence
    私たちの大学は８つの学部から成っている。 Our university consists of eight departments.
  • Parts of speech
    noun or verb acting prenominally
    Meaning
    undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
    Example sentence
    学部の選択で迷った。 He was at a loss as to which faculty to choose.

Examples of 学部, がくぶ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

学 JLPT 5

8 strokes

study, learning, science

On'Yomi: ガク

Kun'Yomi: まな.ぶ

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部 JLPT 3

11 strokes

section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

On'Yomi: ブ

Kun'Yomi: -べ

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