Usage patterns 企き 業ぎょう に 就しゅう 職しょく する to get a job at a company
He got a job at a major company.
企き 業ぎょう を 経けい 営えい する to run/manage a company
She runs a small company.
企き 業ぎょう が 倒とう 産さん する for a company to go bankrupt
The company went bankrupt due to the recession.
企き 業ぎょう と 提てい 携けい する to form a partnership/alliance with a company
Our company has a partnership with an overseas firm.
企き 業ぎょう を 設せつ 立りつ する to establish a company
He established a company at a young age.
Kanji 企 undertake, scheme, design 業 business, vocation, arts Related words· 8 会社 is the everyday word for a company and also means one's workplace, while 企業 is a more formal, general term used in business or economic contexts.
事業 refers to a business activity or undertaking itself, whereas 企業 refers to the organization or company that carries it out.
法人 is a legal term for any incorporated entity, including non-profits, while 企業 specifically emphasizes commercial business activity.
企業 is the standard, native Japanese word for a company or corporation, while エンタープライズ is a loanword used mainly in tech/business jargon like software product names.
Show 4 more Show fewer 企業 refers to an enterprise or corporation in formal, economic contexts, whereas カンパニー is a stylistic loanword often used in names or marketing.
企業 is a broader term for 'enterprise' used for businesses of any nationality, while 公司 is reserved for Chinese firms.
企業 names a corporation or enterprise as an organization, whereas 業者 highlights the role of trading, selling, or contracting in a given transaction.
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.
Don't confuse with 起業 (same reading) means 'starting a business', while 企業 refers to the business or company itself.
企業 refers to the company or enterprise itself, while 企業家 refers to the person who starts or runs such a business.
企業 means 'company/enterprise' and shares the kanji 企 with 企画 , but 企画 means 'plan/project', not a business entity.
Word family· 106 private enterprise; private company
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
top-ranking company; first-class company; leading company
foreign-owned enterprise; foreign-affiliated firm; foreign company
business entity; corporate body
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company-internal; within a company
commercialization; corporatization
entrepreneur; industrialist
enterprising spirit; entrepreneurial drive
business law; corporate law; enterprise law
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Etymology A Sino-Japanese kanji compound. 企 is associated with planning or undertaking, and 業 with work, business, or an occupation; together they conventionally express a business enterprise.
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