~学部

~がくぶ

Department or faculty of a university

N4suffix·gakubu

How to remember it

学 (study) + 部 (section) = the section where you study, a faculty.

Example sentences

  • 私は経済学部の学生です。

    わたしはけいざいがくぶのがくせいです。

    I am a student in the Faculty of Economics.

  • 彼は法学部に入学した。

    かれはほうがくぶににゅうがくした。

    He entered the Faculty of Law.

Usage

Suffix attached to a field name; used mainly for university faculties.

Related words

大学学生学科専攻

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