noun
head office; headquarters; parent company
Only with reading ほんしゃ
Refers to the main office of a company or organization, or the parent company in a corporate group.
本社は東京にあります。
The head office is in Tokyo.
本社から指
Instructions came from headquarters.
noun
Used for the principal shrine in a complex or the head shrine of a sect. Less common than the corporate sense.
この神社の本社は京都にある。
The main shrine of this Shinto shrine is in Kyoto.
noun
this company; this shrine
Only with reading ほんしゃ
Polite or formal way to refer to one's own company or shrine, often in business or religious contexts.
本社では、新製品の開発を進めております。
Our company is currently developing a new product.