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Chinese
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under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
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ministry; department; section ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; (a measure word); (a measure word for works of literature, films, machines, etc.)
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simp. and trad.
(下部)
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下
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部
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部下
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Pronunciation
Noun
下部
- lower part; lower portion; substructure
- (euphemistic) genitalia region
- the last part (in a television or book series)
Antonyms
Japanese
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese compound 下部 (hæX buwX).
Pronunciation
Noun
下部 • (kabu)
- lower part
Antonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Compound of 下 (shimo) + 部 (be).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
下部 • (shimobe)
- manservant; servant
Proper noun
下部 • (Shimobe)
- a male given name
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Korean
Noun
下部 • (habu) (hangeul 하부)
- Hanja form? of 하부 (“lower part”).
Vietnamese
Noun
下部
- chữ Hán form of hạ bộ (“external male genitalia”).