部
Section
Meanings
Section, Bureau, Dept, Class, Copy, Part, Portion, Counter For Copies Of A Newspaper Or Magazine
On'yomi
ぶ
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
-べ
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
部 is written in 11 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
部 (Section) is taught on WaniKani at level 9 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #36 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 11 strokes.
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