Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 分ぶん 室しつ を 設せっ 置ち する to set up a branch office in <place>
The city set up a branch office in the suburbs.
分ぶん 室しつ に 異い 動どう する to be transferred to the branch office
He is going to be transferred to the branch office next month.
分ぶん 室しつ で 勤きん 務む する to work at the branch office
She works at the branch office rather than the head office.
Kanji 分 part, minute of time, segment 室 room, apartment, chamber Related words 支所 is a branch office typically used for government or public institutions, while 分室 refers to a smaller detached room or office within a larger organization.
出張所 is a sub-office set up for a specific task or temporary purpose away from the main office, whereas 分室 is a more permanent detached unit of an organization.
支店 is a branch office of a company or bank with independent customer-facing functions, while 分室 is often a smaller, more specialized detached unit like a research room or administrative annex.
別館 is an annex building, often physically connected or adjacent, used for hotels, hospitals, or museums, while 分室 emphasizes organizational separation rather than just the physical building.
Counted with For facilities and premises counted as locations.
For buildings and offices, 軒 is common in counting establishments, though 所 is also used.
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.
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