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本部

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

本部 — “headquarters, head office”

本部 (read ほんぶ) means headquarters, head office. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

ほんぶ

Meaning

headquarters, head office

本部 in a sentence

本部ほんぶに報告ほうこくする。

I report to headquarters.

The kanji in 本部

本book; root; origin
部department, part

Words that share a kanji with 本部

本ほん— book
～本～ほん— counter for long cylindrical things
本棚ほんだな— bookshelf
本当ほんとう— real, true
基本きほん— basics, foundation, fundamentals
資本しほん— capital, funds
日本にっぽん— Japan
本人ほんにん— the person himself, the person in question

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