Japanese symbol for “division”
部門
ぶもん
Romaji: bumon
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass)
In Japanese, division is 部門, read ぶもん (bumon).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “division”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 区分 | くぶん kubun | division; section; demarcation |
| 分け | わけ wake | division; splitting; classification |
| 分配 | ぶんぱい bunpai | division; splitting; sharing |
| 区画 | くかく kukaku | division; section; compartment |
| 分野 | ぶんや bun'ya | field; sphere; realm |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 全部 | ぜんぶ zenbu | all; entire; whole |
| 部分 | ぶぶん bubun | portion; section; part |
| 部屋 | へや heya | room; chamber |
| 一部 | いちぶ ichibu | one part; one portion; one section |
| 内部 | ないぶ naibu | interior; inside; internal |
| 倶楽部 | クラブ kurabu | club; fraternity; sorority |
| 専門 | せんもん senmon | speciality; specialty; special subject of study |
| 入門 | にゅうもん nyuumon | becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; entering an institution |
See also: Chinese symbol for “division”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.