前部|ぜんぶzenbu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. no-adjectivefront part; fore; front
   トムはバスの前部ぜんぶのほうに座すわっていた。↗

   Tom was sitting in the front of the bus.

• Synonym前面ぜんめんNeutralThe forward-facing surface of a 3-D object, or the area ahead of it; stresses the surface, while 「前部」 is the front section of the object itself.
• SynonymフロントNeutralA loanword with wide-ranging uses: the front in general, but also a hotel front desk or a team's management.
• Synonym正面しょうめんNeutralThe front face of an object, or the direction squarely facing it; also 'main'. Stresses face and orientation, while 「前部」 is the front section.
• Related表側おもてがわNeutralThe side that faces out, e.g. the side of a building with the entrance; it contrasts the face with the reverse side, while 「前部」 contrasts front and rear.
• Antonym後部こうぶNeutralAntonym: the rear part. Directly opposed to 「前部」, as in the rear of a car.
• Antonym背部はいぶNeutralAntonym: the back or rear; tends to refer to body parts.

Use 「前部」 for the front section of an object such as a vehicle or the body, as in 「車両の前部」. For the forward-facing surface say 「前面」 or 「正面」; a hotel front desk is 「フロント」. The antonym is 「後部」.

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

1. 前まえの部分ぶぶん。