部活 (school club activity)
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The Japanese school-club system (部活動 or 部活 for short) — daily after-school practices and tight social bonds, foundational to teenage social identity from middle school through high school. Sports clubs (テニス部), music clubs (吹奏楽部), and cultural clubs (茶道部) all fall under this umbrella, often meeting most weekdays plus weekends and shaping much of students' time and identity.
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