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分室 (ぶんしつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
detached office ; annex ; branch office
Refers to a separate office or room that is part of a larger organization, often located away from the main building. Common in institutional and business contexts.
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Please send these documents to the branch office, not the head office.
Kanji 分 part, minute of time, segment 室 room, apartment, chamber Similar words 支し 店てん 支店 is a branch office of a company or bank, typically with more independence and customer-facing functions. 分室 is often a smaller, more specialized detached unit, such as a research room or administrative annex.
別べっ 館かん 別館 is an annex building, often physically connected or adjacent, used for hotels, hospitals, or museums. 分室 emphasizes the organizational separation rather than just the physical building.
Etymology Compound of 分 (ぶん, 'part' or 'division') and 室 (しつ, 'room'). The combination straightforwardly means a divided or separate room, extended to an organizational branch office.
