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部下

ぶか

subordinate

Mnemonic

The part of the department that sits under you. A bu ぶ of it, ka か, and his are rather good at their jobs: ぶか.

Built from

section, part
阝 on the right marks a place or district, one section of it.
under, below
A mark sitting below the line, the mirror of 上.

Words sharing these kanji

room all, everything part, section (one) part under, below under (the supervision of) to go down, to come down hallway to come down, to hang down, to fall underground to lower, to turn down to look down, to overlook

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