支社|ししゃshisha[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounbranch office
   ６つの先端技術せんたんぎじゅつの会社かいしゃがその県けんに支社ししゃを設立せつりつした。↗

   Six high-tech companies set up branch offices in that prefecture.

• Synonym支局しきょくNeutralMostly a branch bureau a newspaper or broadcaster sets up in another region or overseas, as in 「新聞社の支局」; a company's out-of-town branch is normally 「支社」.
• Synonym支部しぶNeutralA branch under a headquarters' control, used mainly for parties, unions and associations, as in 「党支部」; a company's branch office is 「支社」.
• Synonym支所ししょWrittenIn formal prose, an office a company or agency sets up away from its main office and runs on its instructions, as in 「区役所の支所」; a company's branch is usually 「支社」.
• SynonymブランチNeutralA loanword covering branches, branch lines and the like broadly, plus the meal brunch; for a company's out-of-town office, 「支社」 is the usual word.
• Synonym分店ぶんてんNeutralA store split off from the main one, used mostly for shops and restaurants; 「支社」 is a company's office away from head office, not necessarily a shop.
• Related部門ぶもんNeutralA division within an organization divided by function, as in 「営業部門」; about what a unit does, not where it sits, while 「支社」 is an office away from head office.
• Related分会ぶんかいWrittenA formal word for a branch of a membership body such as a society or association, set up by region or workplace; a company's branch is 「支社」.
• Related支署ししょWrittenA formal word for a subordinate office a government agency such as a police or tax office sets up elsewhere; for a company's branch, say 「支社」.
• Related分院ぶんいんNeutralA branch hospital or similar institution set up in another location, also a branch temple; for medical or religious institutions, unlike a company's 「支社」.
• Related分団ぶんだんNeutralA subunit under an organization such as a fire brigade, as in 「消防団の分団」; it applies to groups, while a company's branch is 「支社」.
• Antonym本社ほんしゃNeutralThe opposite of 「支社」: a company's head office or headquarters, also the principal shrine of a shrine; can also refer to the company one works for.

For a company's office set up away from head office, 「支社」 is the default. Use 「支局」 for a newspaper or broadcaster's bureau, 「支部」 for a party, union or association, 「支所」 in formal prose for a government office's branch, 「分店」 for a shop's branch, and 「本社」 for the head office.

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1. 企業きぎょうなどで本社ほんしゃから分わかれ、本社ほんしゃから離はなれた地域ちいきなどで業務ぎょうむを行おこなう事業所じぎょうしょ。
2. 神社じんじゃで本社ほんしゃ（本宮ほんぐう）から分わかれた小ちいさな神社じんじゃ。末社まっしゃ。分社ぶんしゃ。