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部下 (ぶか): one's subordinate — Japanese vocabulary

部下 is read ぶか and means "one's subordinate". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

部下

Reading
ぶか · buka
Translation
one's subordinate
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ぶかが

Example

将軍は部下とともにその陰謀に加わった。

しょうぐんはぶかとともにそのいんぼうにくわわった。

The general participated in the plot with his men.

Kanji in this word

  • 部 — part, section
  • 下 — down, below

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