Translation guide
A large corporation formed by merging diverse businesses. In Japanese, the term is often expressed with loanwords or descriptive phrases, depending on context.
A large company consisting of many different businesses, often formed through mergers.
A more technical term emphasizing diversified business operations. Rarely used in everyday conversation.
その多角的事業体は近年、環境分野に進出した。
The diversified business entity recently entered the environmental sector.
A rock consisting of rounded fragments cemented together.
The standard geological term for conglomerate rock.
コングロマリット is the most common term in modern business Japanese, especially in news and reports. 複合企業 is more formal and may be used in legal or academic contexts. For everyday conversation, コングロマリット is sufficient.
あの会社は大きなコングロマリットの一部です。
That company is part of a large conglomerate.
The direct loanword from English, commonly used in business and economic contexts.
そのコングロマリットは多角的な事業を展開している。
That conglomerate operates diverse businesses.
A native Japanese term meaning 'combined enterprise' or 'conglomerate'. More formal and descriptive.
この複合企業は世界中に子会社を持っている。
This conglomerate has subsidiaries all over the world.
The conglomerate in this area contains fossils.