総そう務む局きょく

Meanings

1

General Affairs Bureau

Refers to a department or bureau within an organization (often governmental or corporate) responsible for general administrative affairs.

彼かれは総そう務む局きょくに配はい属ぞくされた。
He was assigned to the General Affairs Bureau.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が総そう務む局きょくに配はい属ぞくされるto be assigned to the General Affairs Bureau
彼かれは入にゅう社しゃ後ご、総そう務む局きょくに配はい属ぞくされた。
After joining the company, he was assigned to the General Affairs Bureau.
総そう務む局きょくが〈事こと〉を管かん轄かつするthe General Affairs Bureau has jurisdiction over (a matter)
施し設せつの管かん理りは総そう務む局きょくが管かん轄かつしている。
The management of the facility falls under the jurisdiction of the General Affairs Bureau.

Kanji

総general, whole, all
務task, duties
局bureau, board, office

Related words

総そう務む部ぶ
総務局 is typically a larger, higher-level organizational unit (often in government or large corporations), while 総務部 is the more common term for a general affairs department in an ordinary company.
事じ務む局きょく
総務局 handles broad general administrative affairs for an organization, whereas 事務局 refers specifically to the secretariat that runs the day-to-day operations of a group, project, or event.

Don't confuse with

総そう務む省しょう
総務局 is a bureau within a company or local government, while 総務省 is the name of Japan's national Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, so the two are easily confused despite sharing kanji.

Etymology

Compound of 総務 (general affairs) and 局 (bureau, office).