本局|ほんきょくhonkyoku[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounmain office
2. nounthis office
3. nounthis game (of go, shogi, etc.)

• Synonym本部ほんぶNeutralA broad word for a headquarters or head office; 「本局」 is specific to the main office of a post office, TV station, etc., or to the current game.
• SynonymヘッドクォーターNeutralA loanword for headquarters or a command post, with a business feel; in everyday speech 「本部」 is the norm.
• SynonymメインオフィスNeutralA loanword for a main office; rarely used.
• Related中央局WrittenA written/formal term for a central office; rare, with 「本局」 or 「本部」 the usual choice.
• Antonym支局しきょくNeutralA branch office of a newspaper company or TV station; the opposite of 「本局」.
• Antonym分局ぶんきょくNeutralA branch or local office; the opposite of 「本局」 in its main-office sense.

Use 「本局」 for the main office of a post office, TV station, telephone company, etc., and for the current game of go or shogi. For the headquarters of organizations in general, say 「本部」; for branch offices, 「支局」 or 「分局」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 放送局ほうそうきょく、郵便局ゆうびんきょくなどで主ぬしとなる局つぼね。
2. この局つぼね。当局とうきょく。