No. 847 in Japanese
本社
Head office; main office.
In a sentence
本社は東京にあります。
The headquarters are located in Tokyo.
In this sentence, '本社' is used to refer to the main office or headquarters of a company.
本社勤務になりました。
I have been assigned to work at the headquarters.
Here, '本社' signifies the headquarters as a place of employment.
本社の方針に従うべきです。
We should follow the headquarters' policies.
In this context, '本社' indicates the headquarters as the decision-making entity of the organization.
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