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How to say 'Headquarters' in Japanese | 本社

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The Japanese word for Headquarters is 'Honsha', written as 本社 in Japanese.'Headquarters' in hiragana is ほんしゃ.

    word

    本社

    Meaning

    Headquarters

    Reading

    ほんしゃ

    honsha

    Kanji

    本Book, Origin 社Company

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '本社 (ほんしゃ)' refers to the 'headquarters' or 'main office' of a company or organization. It is the central location where the primary operations and management of the organization are conducted. For example: The headquarters is in Tokyo「本社は東京にあります」(ほんしゃはとうきょうにあります). I work at the headquarters「私は本社で働いています」(わたしはほんしゃではたらいています). This term is commonly used in business contexts to distinguish the main office from branch offices or subsidiaries.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    4745

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 本社

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    本

    Meaning

    Book, Origin

  • kanji

    社

    Meaning

    Company

Words Related to 本社 Through the Kanji 本

These 35 Words contain the Kanji 本 as well.

  • word

    日本

    Meaning

    Japan

  • word

    本

    Meaning

    Book

  • word

    本当

    Meaning

    Truth

  • word

    本当に

    Meaning

    Really

  • word

    基本

    Meaning

    Basis

  • word

    本屋

    Meaning

    Bookstore

  • word

    資本

    Meaning

    Capital

  • word

    本人

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    本棚

    Meaning

    Bookshelf

  • word

    本箱

    Meaning

    Bookshelf

  • word

    本質

    Meaning

    Essence

  • word

    本書

    Meaning

    This book

  • word

    本の

    Meaning

    Mere

  • word

    本部

    Meaning

    Headquarters

  • word

    根本

    Meaning

    Root, Basis

  • word

    本物

    Meaning

    Real, Genuine

  • word

    本格

    Meaning

    Genuine

  • word

    資本主義

    Meaning

    Capitalism

  • word

    本能

    Meaning

    Instinct

  • word

    本来

    Meaning

    Originally

  • word

    本年

    Meaning

    This year

  • word

    本日

    Meaning

    Today

  • word

    手本

    Meaning

    Example, Model

  • word

    本気

    Meaning

    Serious

  • word

    見本

    Meaning

    Example, Sample

  • word

    本国

    Meaning

    Home country

  • word

    本店

    Meaning

    Main store

  • word

    古本

    Meaning

    Used book

  • word

    本文

    Meaning

    Main text

  • word

    本音

    Meaning

    True feelings

  • word

    本格的

    Meaning

    Genuine

  • word

    日本酒

    Meaning

    Sake

  • word

    本願

    Meaning

    Vow

  • word

    絵本

    Meaning

    Picture book

  • word

    本体

    Meaning

    Main body

Words Related to 本社 Through the Kanji 社

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 社 as well.

  • word

    社会

    Meaning

    Society

  • word

    会社

    Meaning

    Company

  • word

    社

    Meaning

    Company

  • word

    社員

    Meaning

    Employee

  • word

    社長

    Meaning

    President, CEO

  • word

    神社

    Meaning

    Shrine

  • word

    社会人

    Meaning

    Working adult

  • word

    商社

    Meaning

    Trading company

  • word

    新聞社

    Meaning

    Newspaper company

  • word

    社会科学

    Meaning

    Social science

  • word

    社説

    Meaning

    Editorial

  • word

    出版社

    Meaning

    Publisher

  • word

    社債

    Meaning

    Corporate bonds

  • word

    社内

    Meaning

    In company

  • word

    入社

    Meaning

    Joining

  • word

    自社

    Meaning

    Own company

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