一部・1部|いちぶichibu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- noun, adverbone part; one portion; one section
- nounone copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
- Synonym一部分いちぶぶんNeutralEmphasizes a limited portion of the whole; 「一部」 is shorter and more common, and can also mean one copy or one set of books.
- Synonym一端いったんWrittenWritten register: one end or a fragment, often in 「一端を担う」「一端を示す」; 「一部」 is broader in use.
- SynonymパートNeutralLoanword for a part in music, an assigned share of work, or part-time work; 「一部」 is about a block of the whole.
- SynonymセクションNeutralLoanword for a department or a chapter; 「一部」 focuses on a portion of a whole.
- Synonym局所きょくしょWrittenWritten register: a limited local area, as in 「局所麻酔」「局所的な豪雨」; 「一部」 is broader.
- Synonym部分ぶぶんNeutralVery close to 「一部」, but stresses a part as divided off from the whole.
- SynonymポーションNeutralLoanword for a single serving of food or a dose of medicine; 「一部」 is about a part of something.
- Related部門ぶもんNeutralA department of an organization or a category; 「一部」 denotes a part, not an organizational unit.
- Related要素ようそNeutralA constituent element or factor; 「一部」 stresses a limited range within the whole.
- Related成分せいぶんNeutralAn ingredient or component of a substance; 「一部」 is about a block of the whole.
- Related区分くぶんNeutralA division or category produced by sorting; 「一部」 focuses on a limited part.
- Related部署ぶしょNeutralOne's post or department, as in 「部署に就く」; 「一部」 is about a limited part of something.
- Related部ぶNeutralA department or school club, as in 「野球部」; 「一部」 means a part of something.
- Related局部きょくぶNeutralA local area or affected part, also the private parts; 「一部」 carries no medical nuance.
- RelatedパーツNeutralLoanword for parts or components, discrete pieces fitted together to make something; 「一部」 is any share of a whole rather than a separate component.
- Related分野ぶんやNeutralA field or domain, e.g. of study; 「一部」 is about a portion of something.
- RelatedポーションNeutralLoanword for a single serving of food or a dose of medicine; 「一部」 is about a part of something.
- RelatedコンポーネントNeutralLoanword for a component, mainly in IT; 「一部」 is the everyday word.
- RelatedセグメントNeutralLoanword for a market segment or a subdivided block; 「一部」 is more everyday.
- Related構成要素こうせいようそWrittenWritten, academic term for an element that makes up a whole; 「一部」 is more everyday.
- Related構成成分こうせいせいぶんWrittenWritten, academic and rare term for a structural component; 「一部」 is the everyday way to say a part.
- Antonym全部ぜんぶNeutralThe opposite: everything, as in 「全部終わった」, versus 「一部」 for just a portion.
- Antonym全体ぜんたいNeutralThe whole or entirety, opposed to the limited scope of 「一部」.
- Antonym総体そうたいWrittenWritten register: the whole taken as a totality, opposed to the limited 「一部」.
Use 「一部」 for a part of a whole, as in 「一部の人」; it also counts copies or sets of books. To stress a limited portion say 「一部分」; for physical parts or components 「パーツ」; for an organizational unit 「部門」; for a local or affected area of the body 「局部」; and for everything 「全部」. Loanwords like 「セクション」「ポーション」「コンポーネント」「セグメント」 have narrower technical uses, while 「一端」「局所」「構成要素」「総体」 belong to written prose.
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