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学部 (がくぶ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N3 Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Meanings 1
noun
faculty ; school ; college ; department
Refers to an academic division within a university, such as the Faculty of Law or the School of Engineering. In Japanese university structure, 学部 is the undergraduate-level organizational unit.
この 大だい 学がく に は 六むっ つ の 学がく 部ぶ が あり ます 。
This university has six faculties.
Kanji 学 study, learning, science Similar words 学がっ 科か 学科 is a department or course of study within a 学部, often more specialized (e.g., Department of Japanese Literature within the Faculty of Letters).
大だい 学がく 院いん 大学院 is the graduate school, while 学部 is the undergraduate faculty or college.
Etymology Compound of 学 (がく, 'learning, study') and 部 (ぶ, 'division, department'). The term was adopted in the modern university system to denote an academic faculty or college.
