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Japanese Office Vocabulary: 140+ Useful Business Words

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Japanese Office Vocabulary: 140+ Useful Business Words

Table of Contents

1. Office Equipment & Items

2. People & Job Titles

3. Actions & Verbs

4. General Office Nouns

5. Finance & Accounting

6. Office Stationery & Supplies

7. Work-Related Concepts

8. Greetings & Phrases

Japanese office vocabulary is the key to thriving in a professional environment, whether you’re working in Japan, collaborating with Japanese colleagues, or preparing for job interviews. Let’s discover 140+ practical business words from Mazii that cover everything from workplace tools to meeting phrases!

Japanese Office Vocabulary: 140+ Useful Business Words

Office Equipment & Items


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



パソコン



pasokon



personal computer



プリンター



purintā



printer



スキャナー



sukyanā



scanner



コピー機



kopīki



photocopier



ファックス



fakkusu



fax machine



電話



denwa



telephone



携帯電話



keitai denwa



mobile phone





tsukue



desk



椅子



isu



chair



本棚



hondana



bookshelf



書類



shorui



document



ファイル



fairu



file



フォルダー



forudā



folder



ペン



pen



pen



鉛筆



enpitsu



pencil



消しゴム



keshigomu



eraser



ノート



nōto



notebook



付箋



fusen



sticky note



はさみ



hasami



scissors



ホッチキス



hotchikisu



stapler



テープ



tēpu



tape



電卓



dentaku



calculator



カレンダー



karendā



calendar



時計



tokei



clock, watch


People & Job Titles


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



社長



shachō



company president



部長



buchō



department head



課長



kachō



section chief



係長



kakarichō



unit chief



上司



jōshi



boss, superior



同僚



dōryō



colleague



部下



buka



subordinate



新入社員



shinnyū shain



new employee



派遣社員



haken shain



temporary employee



正社員



seishain



full-time employee



人事



jinji



human resources



営業



eigyō



sales



経理



keiri



accounting



広報



kōhō



public relations



秘書



hisho



secretary


Actions & Verbs


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



働く



hataraku



to work



出勤する



shukkin suru



to go to work



退勤する



taikin suru



to leave work



残業する



zangyō suru



to work overtime



会議する



kaigi suru



to have a meeting



連絡する



renraku suru



to contact, to get in touch



報告する



hōkoku suru



to report



相談する



sōdan suru



to consult



準備する



junbi suru



to prepare



提出する



teishutsu suru



to submit



承認する



shōnin suru



to approve



企画する



kikaku suru



to plan, to a proposal



記入する



kinyū suru



to fill in (a form)



コピーする



kopī suru



to copy



印刷する



insatsu suru



to print



送信する



sōshin suru



to send (an email)



受信する



jushin suru



to receive (an email)



入力する



nyūryoku suru



to input, to enter data



編集する



henshū suru



to edit



検索する



kensaku suru



to search



確認する



kakunin suru



to confirm, to check



注文する



chūmon suru



to order



発送する



hassō suru



to ship, to send out



受領する



juryō suru



to receive



支払う



shiharau



to pay



請求する



seikyū suru



to bill, to invoice



開催する



kaisai suru



to hold (a meeting)



参加する



sanka suru



to participate, to attend



欠席する



kesseki suru



to be absent


General Office Nouns


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



会社



kaisha



company



事務所



jimusho



office



職場



shokuba



workplace



会議室



kaigishitsu



meeting room



休憩室



kyūkeishitsu



break room



受付



uketsuke



reception desk



出張



shutchō



business trip



休暇



kyūka



vacation, day off



休憩



kyūkei



break



締め切り



shimekiri



deadline



業務



gyōmu



work, duties



仕事



shigoto



job, work



プロジェクト



purojekuto



project



スケジュール



sukejūru



schedule



報告書



hōkokusho



report



企画書



kikakusho



proposal, plan



名刺



meishi



business card



来客



raikyaku



visitor



取引先



torihikisaki



client, business partner


Finance & Accounting


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



経費



keihi



expenses



予算



yosan



budget



決算



kessan



financial settlement



領収書



ryōshūsho



receipt



請求書



seikyūsho



invoice



契約書



keiyakusho



contract



振込



furikomi



bank transfer



勘定科目



kanjō kamoku



account title (in accounting)



税金



zeikin



tax



売り上げ



uriage



sales, revenue



利益



rieki



profit



損失



sonshitsu



loss


Office Stationery & Supplies


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



A4サイズ



ē-yon saizu



A4 size



クリアファイル



kuria fairu



clear file (plastic sleeve)



パンチ



panchi



hole punch



定規



jōgi



ruler



カッター



kattā



utility knife, cutter



セロハンテープ



serohan tēpu



cellophane tape



マーカー



mākā



marker



文鎮



bunchin



paperweight



名刺入れ



meishi-ire



business card holder



封筒



fūtō



envelope



便箋



binsen



writing paper



切手



kitte



stamp



宅配便



takuhaibin



courier service, parcel delivery


Work-Related Concepts


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



業務効率



gyōmu kōritsu



work efficiency



成果



seika



result, outcome



納期



nōki



delivery date, due date



責任



sekinin



responsibility



権限



kengen



authority, power



役割



yakuwari



role, duty



評価



hyōka



evaluation



研修



kenshū



training



転勤



tenkin



job relocation



退職



taishoku



retirement



解雇



kaiko



dismissal, layoff



履歴書



rirekisho



resume



面接



mensetsu



interview



求人



kyūjin



job opening


Greetings & Phrases


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



お世話になります



osewa ni narimasu



Thank you for your support (formal, used at the start of correspondence)



お疲れ様です



otsukaresama desu



You've worked hard (a common greeting among colleagues)



承知いたしました



shōchi itashimashita



Understood (formal, polite)



恐れ入ります



osoreirimasu



I'm sorry to trouble you (polite, used when making a request)



申し訳ございません



mōshiwake gozaimasen



I'm very sorry (formal apology)



失礼します



shitsurei shimasu



Excuse me (used when leaving a room or office)



ご苦労様です



gokurōsama desu



Thank you for your hard work (used by a superior to a subordinate)



お先に失礼します



osaki ni shitsurei shimasu



Excuse me for leaving before you



よろしくお願いします



yoroshiku onegai shimasu



Please take care of me; I look forward to working with you


Mastering Japanese office vocabulary goes beyond memorizing terms—it opens the door to smoother communication, stronger teamwork, and deeper cultural understanding in the workplace. With these 140+ business words at your fingertips, you’ll be better prepared to handle meetings, emails, and daily office interactions in Japanese.

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