also: コーポレイション
A loanword from English, used in business contexts to refer to a corporation or incorporated company. Often appears in company names.
彼は大手コーポレーションに勤めている。
He works for a major corporation.
会社 is the everyday native word for 'company', while コーポレーション is a formal loanword often used specifically in official company names.
企業 is the standard business term for 'enterprise' or 'firm', whereas コーポレーション is a more Western-flavored loanword typically used inside brand or corporate names.
法人 is the legal term for a juridical/incorporated entity, while コーポレーション emphasizes the corporate identity in a more casual, name-like way.
コーポ is a shortened loanword for an apartment or condominium building (from 'cooperative house'), while コーポレーション means a business corporation—learners often mix up the two similar-sounding katakana words.
company; firm; office · (Shinto) shrine · regional Chinese earth god; village built for such a god · counter for companies, shrines, etc. · incorporated body; corporation
virtual corporation
public corporation
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'corporation'.
Search-only variant; not a common practical spelling.
Borrowed from English 'corporation'.