Vocabulary

What does 本部 (ほんぶ, honbu) mean?

本部 (ほんぶ, honbu) means headquarters.

Quick facts
Readingほんぶ
Romajihonbu
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ほんぶ
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhonbu

headquarters

  1. 1noun headquarters; head office; main office

Example sentences

  • The company's headquarters is in Tokyo.

  • New instructions came from the head office.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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