Translation guide
The English word "startup" can refer to a newly founded business, especially in tech, or the act of starting a computer or system. This guide covers both meanings.
Referring to a startup company, typically a small, innovative, and fast-growing business.
The most common and direct loanword for a startup company, widely understood in business and tech contexts.
He launched a startup.
The process of booting up a computer, device, or software.
The standard noun for startup (booting) of a computer or machine. Can be used as a suru-verb (起動する).
Often used interchangeably with スタートアップ, but can also refer to any venture business, not necessarily newly founded. Slightly more formal.
She works at a startup.
Literally 'newly rising enterprise'. More formal and less common in casual conversation. Often used in news or reports.
That startup is growing rapidly.
The computer takes a long time to start up.
Refers to the act of starting up a system or project. Often used in IT contexts, but can also mean launching a business.
We succeeded in starting up the system.
Literally 'to turn on the power'. A common, everyday way to say 'start up' a device.
First, please start up the computer.