部署(ぶしょ)

ぶしょ
noun
department; division; section; post
1. department; division; section
an organizational unit within a company or institution
新(あたら)しい部署(ぶしょ)に異動(いどう)した。
I was transferred to a new department.
各(かく)部署(ぶしょ)の代表者(だいひょうしゃ)が集(あつ)まった。
Representatives from each department gathered.
この案件(あんけん)はどの部署(ぶしょ)が担当(たんとう)していますか。
Which department is in charge of this matter?

部署(ぶしょ) refers to an organizational unit within a company or institution — a department, division, or assigned post.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 部署(ぶしょ)異動(いどう): department transfer
  • 部署(ぶしょ)を移(うつ)る: to move to another department
  • 各(かく)部署(ぶしょ): each department
  • 担当(たんとう)部署(ぶしょ): department in charge
  • 配属(はいぞく)部署(ぶしょ): assigned department

COMPARISON OF ORGANIZATIONAL TERMS:

  • 部署(ぶしょ): organizational section, post (general)
  • 部門(ぶもん): division, field (broader scope)
  • 課(か): section (smaller unit within a 部(ぶ))
  • 部(ぶ): department (larger unit)
  • 係(かかり): unit, person in charge (smallest unit)

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Used in business and organizational contexts. Commonly heard in workplace conversations about transfers and responsibilities.

Related Words

Contrast: 部門(ぶもん) (division (broader scope))
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Added 2026.1.25 17:00 · Revised 2026.4.20 14:05
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