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ビジネス (びじねす, bijinesu) Japanese meaning: business | Kotomora
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He started a new business.
The business world is tough.
Usage patterns ビジネスを 始はじ める to start a business
He started a new business after retiring.
ビジネスを 展てん 開かい する to run or expand a business
This company runs its business across various Asian countries.
〈 人ひと 〉 とビジネスをする to do business with someone
We do business with a Chinese company.
ビジネスで 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 へ 行い く to go somewhere for business (as opposed to leisure)
I'm going to New York on business next week.
Related words· 6 商売 is a native Japanese word for trade or commerce with a traditional, often small-scale nuance, while ビジネス is a modern loanword covering broader corporate and commercial contexts.
仕事 is the general word for work or job, while ビジネス specifically refers to commercial or corporate activity.
事業 is a formal term for an enterprise or undertaking, often used for large-scale or institutional projects, while ビジネス is a casual, modern loanword for business in general.
ビジネス is a broad, general term for business as a concept or activity, while 商用 specifically describes the purpose of a trip, item, or activity being for business.
Show 2 more ビジネス is a loanword used for modern, corporate, or entrepreneurial activity, whereas 商業 is the native Sino-Japanese term for commerce and trade in general.
ビジネス is a casual, general loanword for business, while 商務 is a formal term used in governmental or corporate contexts for commercial affairs.
Etymology Loanword from English 'business'.
ビジネス 街がい
N2
Show 9 more side business; side job
business traveller; business passenger
business book
business magazine
eco-business; environmental business
core business
business terminology; business jargon
business English
concession-based business; company holding a concession; concessionaire
