This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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Reading

Kana: ほんぶ
Romaji: honbu
Kana
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Definition

1

headquarters; head office; main office

Kanji

Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ブ、 -べ
Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

Example Sentences

大学(だいがく)本部(ほんぶ)はニューヨークに分校(ぶんこう)設立(せつりつ)することを決定(けってい)した。
➥The University Administration decided to set up a branch campus in New York.
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割当(わりあ)(きん)(わず)かなものだ。体育館(たいいくかん)()てるにも()らないだろう。ましてや、本部(ほんぶ)()てるのに、()りるわけがない。
➥The appropriation is pin-money; it wouldn't be enough even to build a gym, much less build the administration building.
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