部局|ぶきょくbukyoku[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noundepartment; bureau; section; part

• Synonym局きょくNeutralA bureau in a government office, or a whole organization like a broadcaster or post office, e.g. 「放送局」; 「部局」 only collectively names internal units like 「局」「部」「課」.
• Synonym部ぶNeutralA department in an organization, but also a school club, e.g. 「営業部」「野球部」; far broader in use than 「部局」.
• Synonym部門ぶもんNeutralA division or category, stressing classification by field, as in 「部門別」「新人部門」; field-based classification takes 「部門」, not 「部局」.
• Related学部がくぶNeutralA faculty or school of a university — an organizational unit of an educational institution; 「部局」 refers to departments within government offices and organizations.
• Related課かNeutralA concrete section in a company or government office, e.g. 「人事課」; 「部局」 is a collective term for units such as 「局」「部」「課」.
• RelatedセクションNeutralA loanword for a part, section or department; broad in use, with a businesslike feel.

「部局」 is a written, collective term for the bureaus and departments within government offices and organizations, as in 「関係部局」「部局長」. For concrete units say 「部」「局」「課」, for field categories 「部門」, and for university faculties 「学部」.

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1. 官庁かんちょう、地方公共団体ちほうこうきょうだんたいなどの事務じむの一部いちぶを取り扱とりあつかう局きょく。また、局きょく、部ぶ、課かなどの総称そうしょう。
2. 一部分いちぶぶん。局部きょくぶ。