下部

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Chinese

under; next; lower
under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
 
ministry; department; section
ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; (a measure word); (a measure word for works of literature, films, machines, etc.)
 
simp. and trad.
(下部) 		下 部
anagram 部下

Pronunciation

Noun

下部

  1. lower part; lower portion; substructure
  2. (euphemistic) genitalia region
  3. the last part (in a television or book series)

Antonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
下 部
か
Grade: 1 		ぶ
Grade: 3
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 下部 (hæX buwX).

Pronunciation

Noun

下(か)部(ぶ) • (kabu) 

  1. lower part
Antonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
下 部
しも
Grade: 1 		べ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Compound of 下(しも) (shimo, “lower”) + 部(べ) (be, “servant to the imperial court”).

Pronunciation

Noun

For pronunciation and definitions of 下部 – see the following entry.
【僕しもべ】S
manservant, servant
a man of low social status, a follower of someone else
a low-ranking civil servant
Alternative spelling
隷
(This term, 下部, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Proper noun

下(しも)部(べ) • (Shimobe) 

  1. a male given name

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 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 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
下部

Noun

下部 • (habu) (hangeul 하부)

  1. hanja form? of 하부 (“lower part”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
下部

Noun

下部

  1. chữ Hán form of hạ bộ (“external male genitalia”)
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