Illustration: In a company's main conference room, a central management team conducts a video meeting with three branch offices visible on a large monitor. Each branch shows a different workplace team wearing the same small geometric company emblem as the people in the room.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

本ほん社しゃ

honsha

head office, headquarters

Example sentences

本社ほんしゃはボストンにあります。
Our main office is in Boston.
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新あたらしい本社ほんしゃは東京とうきょうにあります。
Our new head office is in Tokyo.
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彼女かのじょは、先月せんげつ本社ほんしゃから支社ししゃに飛とばされたわ。
She was transferred from the head office to a branch office last month.
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Kanji in 本社

本book; presentOnホンKunもと
社company; shrineOnシャKunやしろ

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