Japanese symbol for “headquarters”
本部
ほんぶ
Romaji: honbu
headquarters; head office; main office
In Japanese, headquarters is 本部, read ほんぶ (honbu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n headquarters; head office; main office
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “headquarters”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 本社 | ほんしゃ honsha | head office; main office; headquarters |
| 旗本 | はたもと hatamoto | headquarters (on the battlefield) |
| 本拠 | ほんきょ honkyo | stronghold; inner citadel; base |
| 司令部 | しれいぶ shireibu | headquarters |
| 総本山 | そうほんざん souhonzan | headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 日本 | にほん nihon | Japan |
| 基本 | きほん kihon | basics; fundamentals; basis |
| 本当 | ほんとう hontou | truth; reality; actuality |
| 本人 | ほんにん honnin | the person in question; the person themselves; said person |
| 本来 | ほんらい honrai | originally; primarily |
| 本気 | ほんき honki | seriousness; earnestness; truth |
| 全部 | ぜんぶ zenbu | all; entire; whole |
| 部分 | ぶぶん bubun | portion; section; part |
See also: Chinese symbol for “headquarters”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.