No. 416 in Japanese
本部
Headquarters.
In a sentence
その会社の本部は東京にあります。
The headquarters of that company is located in Tokyo.
In this sentence, '本部' is used to mean 'headquarters' or the main office of a company or organization.
消防本部が緊急事態に対応しています。
The fire department headquarters is responding to the emergency.
Here, '本部' refers to the main office or center of operations for the fire department.
イベントの準備は本部で進められています。
The preparations for the event are being carried out in the main office.
In this case, '本部' is used to mean the central location or command center where organizational activities are coordinated.
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