社しゃ屋おく

しゃ

お

く

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

company office building; company premises

Refers to a building owned or used by a company, especially an office building; often used in business, news, and real-estate contexts.

新あたらしい社しゃ屋おくが来らい月げつ完かん成せいする。
The new company office building will be completed next month.
駅えき前まえに本ほん社しゃの社しゃ屋おくがある。
The headquarters building is in front of the station.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が社しゃ屋おくを建たてるfor a company to build/construct its office building
このメーカーは去きょ年ねん、新あたらしい社しゃ屋おくを建たてた。
This manufacturer built a new company building last year.
社しゃ屋おくを移い転てんするto relocate a company's office building
会かい社しゃは来らい月げつ、社しゃ屋おくを移い転てんする予よ定ていだ。
The company plans to relocate its office building next month.
社しゃ屋おくが完かん成せいするfor a company building to be completed
新あたらしい社しゃ屋おくが来らい年ねんの春はるに完かん成せいする。
The new company building will be completed next spring.

Kanji

社company, firm, office
屋roof, house, shop

Related words

オフィスビル
オフィスビル is a general office building often housing multiple companies, while 社屋 refers specifically to a building owned or used by one company.
本ほん社しゃN4
本社 refers to a company's head office as an organization or location, whereas 社屋 focuses on the physical building itself.
会かい社しゃN5
会社 means the company as a business entity, while 社屋 refers only to the physical building the company uses.

Counted with

棟とうN1
Counts whole buildings; the formal reading used in official contexts like real-estate listings and hospitals.
棟むね
Counts whole buildings (one roof); the everyday native reading.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound written with 社, associated here with a company, and 屋, meaning building or house. The spelling directly reflects the idea of a company building.