部 bù
measure word
: ministry; department
: section; part; division
: troops; board
: measure word for works of literature, films, machines etc
Kun Reading
部 | べ be
noun
: hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
On Reading
部 | ぶ bu
noun | noun suffix
: department (in an organization); division; bureau
: club
: part; component; element
: category
: (Counter) counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine