KanjiJLPT N4
Section

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

Mnemonic

The dentist declared that the entire village must be reorganized into sections based on dental health. Healthy teeth? North section. Cavities? South section. Missing teeth? East. The village dentist rules with an iron flosser, and every section obeys.
Additional thoughts
Picture a dentist standing on a hill, pointing a giant toothbrush at different parts of a village map, carving it into color-coded sections. Each zone has a tooth-shaped gate.
Quick recall
A dentist carves the village into sections by dental health.

Details

The keyword for 部 is section. This kanji refers to a division, part, or segment of a larger whole, often used in the context of departments, divisions within an organization, or distinct portions of something. It can denote a category or grouping, such as a club or department in a school or company. The idea at its core is that of something being divided into organized, distinct sections or units.
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
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