支所|ししょshisho[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounbranch (office)

• Synonym支局しきょくNeutralA branch office, typically of a newspaper or broadcaster, as in 「〇〇新聞社支局」; the word is chiefly associated with the media.
• Synonym支社ししゃNeutralA company's branch office; mainly used in business. 「支所」 is mostly for government offices and groups, though companies can use it too.
• Synonym支署ししょNeutralA sub-office of a public agency such as a police station or tax office; the word belongs to government offices of this kind.
• SynonymブランチNeutralA loanword for a branch or branch store; mostly used for banks and business, and it also means brunch.
• Related支部しぶNeutralA branch of an organization or group, as in 「労働組合の支部」; mostly used for societies and associations.
• Related分院ぶんいんNeutralA branch hospital or branch of an institution; mostly used for hospitals.
• Related分会ぶんかいNeutralA branch or chapter of an association or academic society; mostly used for membership organizations.
• Related分団ぶんだんNeutralA unit set up under a group such as a fire brigade; used for local organizations.
• Related分店ぶんてんNeutralA branch store; mostly used in retail.
• Antonym本所ほんしょNeutralAntonym: the main office or headquarters; the opposite of 「支所」, and less commonly used.

「支所」 is the usual word for a branch of a public body such as a city hall, or of an organization like an agricultural cooperative, and companies use it too. A company branch is usually 「支社」, a media outlet's 「支局」, a group's 「支部」, and a police or tax office's 「支署」.

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1. 会社かいしゃ・役所やくしょなどで、本社ほんしゃ・本庁ほんちょうから離はなれた所ところに設もうけられ、その指示しじのもと業務ぎょうむを行おこなう所ところ。