本部

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	ministry; department; section ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; (a measure word); (a measure word for works of literature, films, machines, etc.)
simp. and trad. (本部)		本	部

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): běnbù

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄅㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² bou⁶
Min Nan (POJ): pún-pō͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: běnbù
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄅㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenbuh
  - IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bun² bou⁶
  - Yale: bún bouh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bun² bou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: bun² bou⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ pou̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pún-pō͘
  - Tâi-lô: pún-pōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pwnpo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɔ³³/

Noun

本部

(of a unit, organization, institution, etc.) main part; main force; main office; headquarters

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
本	部
ほん Grade: 1	ぶ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

本部 (hiragana ほんぶ, rōmaji honbu)

headquarters

Usage notes

Often used in the context of Martial arts (denoting the main school).

Derived terms

本部道場

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
本	部
もと Grade: 1	ぶ Grade: 3

Proper noun

本部 (hiragana もとぶ, rōmaji Motobu)

A surname.

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