営 業 所(えいぎょうしょ)

えいぎょうしょ

noun

sales office; business office; branch office

1. sales office; business office; (local) branch office

A local office of a company that handles sales, customer service, or regional operations — typically smaller than a headquarters or 支店(してん) (branch), and often focused on logistics, pickups, deliveries, or regional clients. Common for shipping companies, utilities, and sales-driven businesses.

近(ちか)くの営業所(えいぎょうしょ)に電話(でんわ)した。

I called the nearest branch office.

荷物(にもつ)は最寄(もよ)りの営業所(えいぎょうしょ)で受(う)け取(と)れます。

You can pick up the package at your nearest branch office.

新規(しんき)取引(とりひき)のため、大阪(おおさか)の営業所(えいぎょうしょ)で打(う)ち合(あ)わせを行(おこな)った。

For the new business deal, we held a meeting at the Osaka branch office.

Composed of 営業(えいぎょう) (business, sales) and 所(しょ) (place). Most Japanese learners first encounter the word with delivery companies — 宅配(たくはい)便(びん) companies like ヤマト運輸(うんゆ) or 佐川急便(さがわきゅうびん) call their local pickup/drop-off centers 営業所(えいぎょうしょ).

Common collocations

最寄(もよ)りの営業所(えいぎょうしょ): the nearest branch office
営業所(えいぎょうしょ)に問(と)い合(あ)わせる: to make an inquiry at the branch office
営業所(えいぎょうしょ)止(ど)め: "hold at branch office" (for package delivery)
大阪(おおさか)営業所(えいぎょうしょ): the Osaka branch office
営業所(えいぎょうしょ)長(ちょう): branch office manager

Similar words

支店(してん): branch (of a chain store, bank, etc.) — typically larger and more full-service than a 営業所(えいぎょうしょ)
本社(ほんしゃ): head office, headquarters
事業所(じぎょうしょ): business establishment — a broader legal/accounting term covering any workplace of a company
出張所(しゅっちょうじょ): sub-office, local outlet — usually smaller than a 営業所(えいぎょうしょ)

Related Words

Compare: 支店(してん) (branch)

Compare: 本社(ほんしゃ) (head office, headquarters)

Compare: 出張所(しゅっちょうじょ) (sub-office, local outlet)

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Added 2026.4.13 4:25 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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