No. 2,087 in Japanese
同署
"同署" means "the same station" or "the same office."
In a sentence
同署は事件についてコメントを避けました。
The same department declined to comment on the incident.
In this sentence, 同署 refers to a particular police station or office previously referenced in the context.
彼は同署で長年働いていた。
He had worked at the same office for many years.
Here, 同署 is used to denote the specific office as mentioned earlier within the conversation.
同署の活動は地域社会に貢献している。
The activities of the same station contribute to the local community.
In this instance, 同署 emphasizes an institutional part of the previously established context, signifying the same organization.
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