How to say "chapter" in Japanese

• 章しょうJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounThe word for a chapter of a book, novel, or other written work; it can also mean a section. For the numbered divisions of a text, this is the word you want.
  教科書きょうかしょの各章かくしょうに約やく１２もの練習問題れんしゅうもんだいがついている。↗

  Each chapter in the textbook is followed by about a dozen comprehension questions.
• チャプターCommon
  nounA loanword used mainly for chapter divisions in video media such as DVDs, and in games; for the chapters of a book, 章 is the natural choice.
• 分会ぶんかいCommon
  nounNot about books at all: this is 'chapter' in the sense of a local branch of an organization or society. For the divisions of a text, it is not the word you want.

Use 章 for a chapter of a book or other text, 「チャプター」 chiefly for chapter divisions in video media and other loanword uses, and 分会 only when 'chapter' means a local branch of an organization.

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• 章しょうchapter
• チャプターchapter
• 分会ぶんかいbranch
• 品ほんchapter
• 回かいepisode