How do you say "office" in Japanese?

In Japanese, "office" is 事務所 (jimusho). It is a noun.

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Pronunciation

事務所 is written in kanji. Romanised as jimusho, it sounds roughly like "jee-moo-shoh" to an English ear.

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Questions about 事務所

How do you pronounce 事務所?

事務所 is romanised as jimusho. Say it roughly like "jee-moo-shoh" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is 事務所 formal or casual?

事務所 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is 事務所 written in Japanese?

事務所 is written using kanji. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.