支部

支部

Branch or chapter.

In this sentence, 支部 (shibu) refers to a branch office or a division of a company.

会社の東京支部で働いています。

I work at the Tokyo branch of the company.

In this instance, 支部 describes a subgroup of alumni specific to the university context.

彼は大学の卒業生支部の会長です。

He is the president of the university alumni branch.

Here, 支部 denotes regional branches that are part of an organization.

全国の支部が集まり、会議を開きます。

All the branches nationwide will gather and hold a meeting.