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office building; administration wing
The building or wing of a larger facility that houses the offices and administrative functions, as opposed to factory, classroom, or laboratory buildings.
受付は事務棟にあります。
The reception is in the office building.
工場の隣に事務棟が建っている。
The office building stands next to the factory.
手続きをするには、まず事務棟の二階に行ってください。
To complete the paperwork, please first go to the second floor of the administration building.
Formed from 事務 (office work, administration) + 棟 (a counter and word for a building or wing). Used on campuses, hospital grounds, and factory sites to name the administrative building.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 事務棟の入口: the entrance to the office building
- 本部事務棟: headquarters office building
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 事務所: office — a workplace office in general, not specifically a separate building on a larger site
- 本館: main building — the principal building of a complex, regardless of its function