Japanese word

本店

Pronunciation

Romajihonten

Meaning

  • nounhead office

Example

この会社の本店は東京にあります。ko no gai sha no hon ten wa tō kyō ni a ri ma su

The company's head office is in Tokyo.

Illustration for 本店 (head office)

More examples

登記上の本店を大阪に移しました。tō ki jō no hon ten o ō saka ni utsu shi ma shi ta

We moved the registered head office to Osaka.

Core concept

Names the central office of a company or the principal store of a business, marking it as the main establishment.

Common phrases

  • 本店を移転するhon ten o i ten su ru

    relocate the head office

  • 本店で働くhon ten de hatara ku

    work at the head office

  • 本店から発送するhon ten ka ra has sō su ru

    ship from the head office

Similar words

本社honsha: The central office where a company's management is based.
本部honbu: The central office that coordinates an organization or business activity.

Definition in Japanese

会社や商店などの中心となる事業所や店舗。kai sha ya shō ten na do no chū shin to na ru ji gyō sho ya ten po

Word origin

本店 (honten, "main office or main store") combines 本 (hon, "main") and 店 (ten, "store").

Usage tips

  • When a Japanese chain calls one location its 本店 (honten), English may use flagship store when that location has special status rather than simply calling it the head office.

Other meanings

  • main storenoun
  • flagship storenoun

Opposites

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