本社（ほんしゃ）
JLPT N2 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: headquarters
Example sentences
- 会社の本社は東京にある。 — The company's head office is in Tokyo.
- 本社から全国に指示が出る。 — Instructions go out nationwide from headquarters.
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