パートpaato

1. nounpart
   その試験しけんは２つのパートに分わかれていた。↗

   The exam was divided into two parts.
2. nounpart-timer
3. no-adjectivepart-time (work)
   ごめんね。明日あすは朝あさからパートがあるのよ。↗

   Sorry, I have a part-time job starting tomorrow morning.

• Synonym一部いちぶNeutralOne part of a whole, as in 「一部の人」; also a copy or set of a book. 「パート」 can additionally mean part-time work.
• Synonym部分ぶぶんNeutralThe most versatile word for a part of a whole, as in 「この部分」; 「パート」 leans toward a shared portion of duties or part-time work.
• Synonym一部分いちぶぶんNeutralA part of a whole, largely interchangeable with 「部分」; often modified by 「ほんの」 to stress a tiny share, as in 「ほんの一部分」.
• SynonymセクションNeutralLoanword for a department or office section, or a chapter or block of a text, as in 「セクション長」; 「パート」 leans toward a shared portion or part-time work.
• RelatedパーツCasualColloquial loanword for machine parts and components, also body parts, as in 「自転車のパーツ」; 「パート」 is not used for machine components.
• Related部門ぶもんWrittenWritten/formal prose for a department split off by function, or a contest category, as in 「営業部門」; 「パート」 is not an organizational unit.
• Related要素ようそWrittenWritten/formal prose for an indispensable element of something, as in 「成功の要素」; leans abstract, whereas 「パート」 is a divided-off part.
• Related成分せいぶんWrittenWritten/formal prose for the ingredients making up a substance, as in 「薬の成分」, also sentence constituents; 「パート」 is not used for substances.
• Related一端いったんWrittenWritten/formal prose for one end or a small share of something, mostly in 「責任の一端」「一端を担う」; not replaceable with 「パート」.
• Related区分くぶんNeutralNeutral word for dividing something up and the resulting categories, as in 「区分を設ける」; stresses the act of classifying, while 「パート」 is the part itself.
• Related部署ぶしょWrittenWritten/formal prose for one's post or assigned department, as in 「部署に就く」; 「パート」 does not refer to a position or department.
• Related部ぶNeutralA company department or school club, as in 「営業部」「野球部」; it can also mean a part, but 「パート」 never refers to an organization.
• RelatedコンポーネントWrittenWritten/formal loanword for a component of a system or machine, mostly in technical fields; for a general part use 「パート」 or 「部分」.
• Related構成要素こうせいようそWrittenWritten/formal prose for the elements that make up a whole; academic and expository, whereas 「パート」 is more colloquial for a divided-off part.
• Related構成成分こうせいせいぶんWrittenWritten/formal prose for the components making up a whole; leans toward chemistry or academic writing; in daily speech 「成分」 is enough.
• AntonymフルCasualColloquial opposite of the part-time sense of 「パート」: full-time, as in 「フルタイム」「フルで働く」.

Use the loanword 「パート」 for a part or part-time work; for a general part pick 「部分」 or 「一部」, for machine parts 「パーツ」, for departments 「部」 or 「部門」, for elements or ingredients 「要素」 or 「成分」, and for full-time 「フル」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 部分ぶぶん、要素ようそ、区分くぶん。
2. 関係かんけい、役割やくわり。
3. 部曲かきべや編章へんしょう、各自かくじが受け持うけもつ楽器がっきや声域せいいき。