学部|がくぶgakubu[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounfaculty (of a university); school; college; department
   学部がくぶの選択せんたくで迷まよった。↗

   He was at a loss as to which faculty to choose.

• Related部ぶNeutralBroadly covers company departments and school clubs, as in 「営業部」 or 「サッカー部」; 「学部」 is used only at universities for a faculty or the undergraduate level.
• Related部局ぶきょくWrittenA written term for bureaus and departments, mostly in government administration; 「学部」 is confined to university faculties and the undergraduate level.
• Related部門ぶもんNeutralRefers to divisions or categories within an organization, as in 「部門別」, often in business or competitions; 「学部」 is used only for universities.
• Antonym大学院だいがくいんNeutralGraduate school; it stands opposite 「学部」, which covers the undergraduate stage.

Use 「学部」 for a university faculty and the undergraduate stage, as in 「文学部」 and 「学部生」. For company departments or school clubs pick 「部」, and for divisions by category 「部門」; the opposite of undergraduate 「学部」 is 「大学院」.

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1. 大学だいがくにおいて専攻せんこう、学科がっかによって分類ぶんるいした組織そしき。
2. （大学院だいがくいんと対比たいひして）学士がくし課程かてい。