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業態 (ぎょうたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

業ぎょう態たい

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Meanings

1

noun

business conditions; state of business

Refers to the overall condition or state of a business, often used in economic or management contexts.

最さい近きんの業ぎょう態たいは厳きびしい状じょう況きょうが続つづいている。
Business conditions have remained tough recently.

2

noun

business category; line of business; business format

Used to classify businesses by type, such as retail, wholesale, or service industry. Common in market analysis and corporate descriptions.

Kanji

業business, vocation, arts
態attitude, condition, figure

Similar words

業ぎょう種しゅ
業種 refers to the type of industry (e.g., manufacturing, finance), while 業態 focuses on the business model or format within an industry.
業ぎょう界かい
業界 means the industry as a whole or the business world, whereas 業態 is about the specific operational form or condition of a business.

Etymology

Compound of 業 (business, industry) and 態 (condition, form). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is a modern Sino-Japanese term used primarily in business contexts.

この会かい社しゃは新あたらしい業ぎょう態たいの店てん舗ぽを展てん開かいしている。

This company is rolling out stores in a new business format.