Japanese symbol for “faculty”
学部
がくぶ
Romaji: gakubu
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
In Japanese, faculty is 学部, read がくぶ (gakubu).
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Meanings
- n faculty (of a university); school; college; department
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “faculty”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 機能 | きのう kinou | function; facility; faculty |
| 能力 | のうりょく nouryoku | ability; faculty |
| 部 | ぶ bu | department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; bureau |
| 教職員 | きょうしょくいん kyoushokuin | teaching staff; faculty |
| 力 | ちから chikara | capability; ability; proficiency |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
| 学生 | がくせい gakusei | student (esp. a university student) |
| 科学 | かがく kagaku | science |
| 学園 | がくえん gakuen | educational institution; school; academy |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう shougakkou | primary school; elementary school; grade school |
| 全部 | ぜんぶ zenbu | all; entire; whole |
| 部分 | ぶぶん bubun | portion; section; part |
See also: Chinese symbol for “faculty”.
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.