No. 264 in Japanese
一部
"One part," "a portion," or "a section."
In a sentence
この本の一部だけを読みました。
I only read a portion of this book.
Here, '一部' (ichibu) refers to a portion or a part of the book, indicating a part of the whole.
私たちの計画の一部として、公園を掃除します。
As a part of our plan, we will clean the park.
In this sentence, '一部' conveys the meaning of being a part or subsection of a larger entity, in this case, the plan.
この法律は一部改正されました。
This law has been partially amended.
Here, '一部' means partly or partially, emphasizing that only a part of the law was revised.
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