出 張 所(しゅっちょうじょ)

しゅっちょうじょ

noun

branch office; local office; agency

1. branch office; local office; field office; agency

A smaller satellite office of a larger organization, typically a government agency or company, set up in a different location to provide services closer to the local population.

市役所(しやくしょ)の出張所(しゅっちょうじょ)で手続(てつづ)きをする。

To complete paperwork at the city hall branch office.

この地区(ちく)には郵便局(ゆうびんきょく)の出張所(しゅっちょうじょ)がある。

There is a post office branch in this district.

住民票(じゅうみんひょう)は最寄(もよ)りの出張所(しゅっちょうじょ)でも取得(しゅとく)できます。

Residence certificates can also be obtained at the nearest branch office.

Combines 出張(しゅっちょう) (dispatching) + 所(じょ) (place). Most commonly refers to local government satellite offices that handle routine administrative services closer to residents.

Related words

住民票(じゅうみんひょう)の発行(はっこう): issuing residence certificates
戸籍(こせき)謄本(とうほん)の取得(しゅとく): obtaining family register copies
届出(とどけで)の受付(うけつけ): accepting notifications and applications
支所(ししょ): sub-office (similar to 出張所(しゅっちょうじょ), sometimes used interchangeably)
支店(してん): branch (for private companies and banks)
本庁(ほんちょう): main office of a government body
出張(しゅっちょう): business trip (the base word, with a different meaning)

Common collocations

市役所(しやくしょ)の出張所(しゅっちょうじょ): city hall branch office
最寄(もよ)りの出張所(しゅっちょうじょ): nearest branch office
出張所(しゅっちょうじょ)で手続(てつづ)きをする: to complete procedures at a branch office

Related Words

Related: 支店(してん) (branch (company))

Related: 出張(しゅっちょう) (business trip)

Compare: 支部(しぶ) (branch (office))

Compare: 営業所(えいぎょうしょ) (sales office)

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Added 2026.3.22 12:16 · Revised 2026.10.6 9:38

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