general affairs; general administration
Refers to the department or function handling administrative, personnel, and clerical matters in an organization. Also used as a title for the person in charge.
He was assigned to the general affairs department.
Please ask Mr. Tanaka from general affairs.
He has been in charge of general affairs since joining the company.
The new employee was assigned to the general affairs department.
総務 covers general administrative affairs of a company, while 人事 refers specifically to staffing, hiring, and personnel management.
総務 handles general administrative matters like facilities and documentation, whereas 人事 specifically manages hiring, personnel records, and staffing.
総務 is responsible for general office administration, while 経理 is the department that handles accounting and financial matters.
総務部 is the department itself, while 総務 refers to the general-affairs function or duties that department handles.
When 総務 refers to the person holding the title, they are counted with 名, as in office staff lists.
総務 as a job title can also be counted with 人 when referring informally to the number of people in that role.
executive council; general affairs committee
general affairs section
general affairs department; executive section
chairman of the executive council; chairman of the general affairs committee
general affairs department manager; chief of general affairs
Compound of 総 (そう, 'overall, general') and 務 (む, 'duty, task'). The meaning 'general affairs' is a straightforward combination of these elements.
Please contact the general affairs section about ordering supplies.