一いち人にん会かい社しゃ

also: いちにんがいしゃ

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Meanings

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noun

one-man company; sole proprietorship company

business

Business term for a company where a single individual is the sole owner, director, and employee. Often used in contexts of small startups or solo entrepreneurs.

彼かれは一いち人にん会かい社しゃを設せつ立りつし

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He set up a one-man company and started freelance work.

一いち人にん会かい社しゃでも、きちんと経けい理りをしなければならない。

Even a one-man company must keep proper accounts.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
人person
会meeting, meet, party
社company, firm, office

Related words

個こ人じん事じ業ぎょう主ぬし
個人事業主 is a sole proprietor (individual business owner) without necessarily forming a company, while 一人会社 specifically refers to a registered company with a single person.
株かぶ式しき会がい社しゃ
株式会社 is a joint-stock company, which can have multiple shareholders; 一人会社 is a type of company that may be structured as a 株式会社 but with only one person.

Written forms

一人会社
- いちにんかいしゃ
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading いちにんかいしゃ is the most common.
- いちにんがいしゃ
  Alternate reading いちにんがいしゃ is less common but recognized.
いちにんがいしゃ

Etymology

Compound of 一人 (one person) and 会社 (company). The reading かいしゃ is standard; がいしゃ is a rendaku variant sometimes seen in compounds.