部活

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
かつ
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()(かつ) (bukatsu

  1. Clipping of 部活動 (bukatsudō): extracurricular activity; school club
    • 2015 August 3, Daniel Morales, “Jiko-PR gives job seekers a rare chance to brag in Japanese”, in The Japan Times (in English), retrieved 2023-04-11:
      My own theory [...] is that the jiko-PR tradition is strongly intertwined with the ōendan (応援団, cheerleading team) and bukatsu (部活, school club/sports) culture in Japanese schools.