Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 事じ 務む 所しょ を 構かま える to set up / establish an office
The lawyer has set up his office in front of the station.
事じ 務む 所しょ に 勤つと める to work at an office
She works at a small design office.
事じ 務む 所しょ を 移い 転てん する to relocate an office
We plan to relocate the office to a new building next month.
事じ 務む 所しょ を 訪たず ねる to visit an office
I visited the office regarding the contract.
Related words· 9 オフィス is a loanword often used for modern, Western-style workspaces, while 事務所 is the more traditional Japanese term for an office.
会社 refers to the company as a business entity, while 事務所 refers specifically to the physical office space or building.
営業所 is a business branch office focused on sales or operations, while 事務所 is the broader term for any administrative office.
事務所 is the everyday word for an agency or office, while プロダクション specifically implies a company that produces or manages entertainment talent and works.
Show 5 more Show fewer 事務所 usually names a business's office or a professional's workplace (e.g. a law office), while 事務室 is just a room set aside for clerical work inside a larger building.
事務所 is a general-purpose office, while 事務局 specifically denotes the secretariat or administrative bureau of an organization, committee, or conference.
事務所 is the general, everyday word for an office or place of business, while ビューロー is a loanword used for specific formal agencies or bureaus, often with a Western or organizational nuance.
事務所 is a general office for administrative work, while 事業所 emphasizes the operational or production site of a business.
事務所 refers to a private company's or professional's office, while 役所 specifically means a government or municipal administrative office.
Don't confuse with 事務室 is a single office room inside a larger building, whereas 事務所 usually refers to the whole office or a self-contained office establishment.
事務所 refers to the physical office space of a business, while 会社 refers to the company itself or one's workplace as an organization.
事務所 means 'office' (the place), not a person, so it's easily confused in form with 事務員 despite the different meaning.
Word family· 16 private office; private practice
local office; branch office
detective agency; private investigation firm
law office; law firm
welfare office; social security office
Show 5 more Show fewer administration office; management office
talent agency
architect's office; architectural design firm
office for rent; rental office
liaison office; de-facto embassy
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Etymology Compound of 事務 (じむ , 'office work, business') and 所 (しょ , 'place').
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