Illustration: At a Japanese university open day, an engineering faculty occupies a broad courtyard outside its connected teaching buildings. Three neighboring demonstrations show a small bridge model, a robotic arm, and a working electrical circuit, with students and professors collaborating across the tables.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

学がく部ぶ

gakubu

university faculty, school

Example sentences

私わたしたちの大学だいがくは８つの学部がくぶから成なっている。
Our university consists of eight departments.
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彼かれは医学部いがくぶの教授きょうじゅだ。
He is a professor of the medical department.
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あの人何ひとなに学部がくぶだっけ？
What faculty were they in again?
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Kanji in 学部

学study; learningOnガクKunまなぶ
部section; bureauOnブ

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