noun

  1. headquarters, head office, main office.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
本部 ほんぶ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

book, present, main
ホン もと まと (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
section, bureau, dept
ブ ふ -べ (3rd, N3)
to spit out
トウ
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)