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本部

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 本部.

Dictionary

Entry

本部んぶNounFreq #4513
1

headquarters; head office; main office

Examples
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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

5 strokesFrequency 10JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ホン

Kun

もと

Nanori

まとごう

section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

10 strokesFrequency 36JLPT N2Grade 3

On

Kun

-べ

Nanori

とり

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