► 名詞
部 [ぶ] meaning: group rank: 2
☆ 彼女は高校でサッカー部に所属している ⇨ She is a member of high school football team (☛ In Japanese high schools, participation in extracurricular activities, typically sports or arts, is mandatory, and it forms a major part of school life)
部活 [ぶかつ] meaning: group rank: 4
☆ 部活は日本の学校生活の大きな部分を占める ⇨ School sport and art group activities are a major part of the school life in Japan (☛ An abbreviation of 部活動. In Japanese high schools, participation in school sport or art groups is mandatory)
► 接尾辞
室 [しつ] meaning: group rank: 4
☆ 彼は鈴木教授の研究室で勉強している ⇨ He is studying in professor Suzuki’s research group (☛ Typically academic groups)