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.

COMMON SERVICES:

  • 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

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:

  • 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)
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Added 2026.3.22 12:16 · Revised 2026.3.29 18:08
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