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公益社団法人 (こうえきしゃだんほうじん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
public-service corporation ; charitable corporation
A specific legal status under Japanese law for incorporated associations that serve the public interest. Often used in official names of non-profit organizations.
益えき
社しゃ
団だん
法ほう
人じん
日本にほん
ユネスコ
協きょう
会かい
連れん
盟めい
は
国こく
際さい
交こう
流りゅう
に
力ちから
を
入い
れ
て
いる
。
The public-service corporation Japan UNESCO Association Federation focuses on international exchange.
Kanji 公 public, prince, official Similar words 一いっ 般ぱん 社しゃ 団だん 法ほう 人じん 一般社団法人 is a general incorporated association without the public-interest certification required for 公益社団法人.
公こう 益えき 財ざい 団だん 法ほう 人じん 公益財団法人 is a public-interest incorporated foundation, which is based on an endowment rather than membership, unlike 公益社団法人.
Etymology Compound of 公益 (public interest), 社団 (incorporated association), and 法人 (legal entity). The term reflects the legal framework established under Japan's Act on General Incorporated Associations and General Incorporated Foundations.
