支し社しゃ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

A subordinate office of a company or organization, distinct from the head office (本社).

〈場ば所しょ〉に支し社しゃを設もうけるto set up a branch office in a place
会かい社しゃは大おお阪さかに支し社しゃを設もうけた。
The company set up a branch office in Osaka.
支し社しゃに転てん勤きんするto be transferred to a branch office
来らい月げつから名な古ご屋やの支し社しゃに転てん勤きんすることになった。
Starting next month, I'm being transferred to the Nagoya branch office.
支し社しゃを統とう括かつするto oversee/coordinate branch offices
本ほん社しゃが全ぜん国こくの支し社しゃを統とう括かつしている。
The head office oversees the branch offices across the country.
支し社しゃで働はたらくto work at a branch office
彼かれは東とう京きょうの支し社しゃで働はたらいている。
He works at the Tokyo branch office.

支し店てんN3
支店 usually refers to a branch of a bank, shop, or retail chain, while 支社 is the more general term for a company's regional branch office.
支し部ぶ
支社 is specifically a company's regional branch office, whereas 支部 is used more broadly for branches of associations, unions, or political parties.
支し局きょくN1
支社 is the branch office of a company, whereas 支局 is specifically the branch office of a newspaper, broadcaster, or government body.

本ほん社しゃN4
本社 is the head office that oversees operations, while 支社 is a subordinate branch office under it.

Compound of 支 (branch, support) and 社 (company, office).