Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. department; section; faculty; school; arm
2. course (of study); branch of study; specialization
3. (taxonomical) family
Kanji used
department
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (350 in total)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
Examples (1 in total)
The person standing at the front of the room is a professor in the History Department.