Japanese word

二部

Pronunciation

Romajinibu

Meaning

  • nountwo copies

Example

資料を二部お願いします。shi ryō o ni bu o nega i shi ma su

Please give me two copies of the handout.

Illustration for 二部 (two copies)

More examples

領収書を二部発行してもらえますか？ryō shū sho o ni bu hak kō shi te mo ra e ma su ka

Could you issue two copies of the receipt?

Core concept

It connects the number two with a divided or counted whole, covering two copies, two parts, and the part that comes second.

Common phrases

  • 領収書二部ryō shū sho ni bu

    two copies of the receipt

  • 二部お願いしますni bu o nega i shi ma su

    two copies, please

Definition in Japanese

同じ資料や書類を一そろいずつ二つ用意したもの。ona ji shi ryō ya sho rui o hito so ro i zu tsu futa tsu yō i shi ta mo no

Word origin

二部 (nibu) joins 二 (ni, "two") with 部 (bu, "part or division"); the second element can describe a section or count a copy, allowing the compound's related senses.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese sports coverage, 二部 (nibu) can refer to a second division or lower league, so its meaning depends on what is being divided or counted.

Other meanings

  • two partsnoun
  • part twonoun

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