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
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pún-pō͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běnbù
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄅㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běnbù
    • Wade–Giles: pên³-pu⁴
    • Yale: běn-bù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenbuh
    • Palladius: бэньбу (bɛnʹbu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun² bou⁶
    • Yale: bún bouh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun² bou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun² bou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ pou̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (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

1. (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(ほん)部(ぶ) • (honbu) 

1. headquarters

   Synonym: 総本山

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(もと)部(ぶ) • (Motobu) 

1. a surname