総そう務む

• 人じん事じN2

  総務 handles general administrative matters like facilities and documentation, whereas 人事 specifically manages hiring, personnel records, and staffing.

• 経けい理りN1

  総務 is responsible for general office administration, while 経理 is the department that handles accounting and financial matters.

• 総そう務む部ぶ

  総務部 is the department itself, while 総務 refers to the general-affairs function or duties that department handles.

• 名めいN2

  When 総務 refers to the person holding the title, they are counted with 名, as in office staff lists.

• 人にん

  総務 as a job title can also be counted with 人 when referring informally to the number of people in that role.

• 総そう務む会かい

  executive council; general affairs committee

• 総そう務む課か

  general affairs section

• 総そう務む部ぶ

  general affairs department; executive section

• 総そう務む会かい長ちょう

  chairman of the executive council; chairman of the general affairs committee

• 総そう務む部ぶ長ちょう

  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.