JLPT N2 · Noun

本部 (honbu)

本部 (ほんぶ, honbu) is a Japanese noun meaning “headquarters; head office”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ほんぶ
Romaji: honbu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

headquarters; head office; main office · noun

Example sentences

大学本部はニューヨークに分校を設立することを決定した。

The University Administration decided to set up a branch campus in New York.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 本部

本

book, present, mainホン・もと · 5 strokes

部

section, bureau, deptブ・-べ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 本部.

本ほんbook本棚ほんだなbookshelves本当ほんとうtruth資本しほんfunds基本きほんbasics日本にっぽんJapan日本にほんJapan本当ほんとtruth本人ほんにんthe person in question本物ほんものgenuine article標本ひょうほんspecimen本来ほんらいoriginally見本みほんsample根本こんぽんroot

Source: JMdict entry 1523170 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.