部署・部所|ぶしょbusho[1]atamadaka (head-high)

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Which spelling to use
部署部署 is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. It is written entirely in kanji and is the form learners are most likely to encounter.
部所部所 is a less common written form with an irregular kanji spelling. It may appear as an alternative, but beginners should use 部署 instead.
Definitions
  1. nounone's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
    その資料しりょうはこの部署ぶしょにはありません。↗
    Our department doesn't have that information.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym部門ぶもんNeutralA neutral term for a division of an organization or a category in awards and contests, as in 「営業部門」. 「部署」 stresses the post you are assigned and the unit you belong to.
  • SynonymセクションNeutralA loanword for a part or a section of an organization, fine in both speech and writing. 「部署」 stresses the post you are assigned.

Use 「部署」 for the post you are assigned or the unit you belong to, as in 「部署異動」 and 「担当部署」. For a division within an organization use 「部門」, and the loanword 「セクション」 for a section.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 割り当わりあてられた役目やくめや任務にんむおよび場所ばしょ。
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