Learn

Road map Kana Immersion Culture

Look up

Dictionary Grammar Reading level

Prove it

Lessons Dictionary Games Kana

v7.3What's newStudy levelSend feedbackReviewFriendsSettingsNotifications

© 2026 Nihongo CircleAbout Changelog Genki companion Credits Terms Privacy Security built by MELTEN

部下 (ぶか) — one's subordinate | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

部下

ぶか

noun

Meanings

1one's subordinate
2subordinate person

Example sentence

将校は部下を鼓舞して勇気を出させた。

The officer inspired his men to be brave.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

部Section, Bureau, Dept11 strokes 下Below, Down, Descend3 strokes

More words with 部

警部けいぶ · police inspectorN1 部門ぶもん · classN1 ～部～ぶ · ~ partN2 部品ぶひん · partsN2 本部ほんぶ · headquarters

Full entry on Jisho

N2

大部分だいぶぶん · most partN3

部分ぶぶん · portionN3

内部ないぶ · interiorN1

More words with 下

下痢げり · diarrheaN1 下地したじ · groundworkN1 城下じょうか · land near the castleN1 天下てんか · the worldN1 下取りしたどり · trade inN1 下火したび · burning lowN1 真下ました · right underN1 最下さいか · the lowest

More at JLPT N1

All 2,699 N1 words All 1,232 N1 kanji Everything N1