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講談社 (こうだんしゃ, koudansha) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

講こう談だん社しゃ

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Meanings

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Kodansha (publisher)

company name

Proper noun referring to the major Japanese publishing company.

講こう談だん社しゃは1909年ねんに設せつ立りつされた。
Kodansha was founded in 1909.

Kanji

講lecture, club, association
談discuss, talk
社company, firm, office

Etymology

The name is composed of 講談 (kōdan, 'storytelling') and 社 (sha, 'company'), reflecting the company's origins in publishing storytelling-related materials.