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企業 (きぎょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N3 Freq. Frequency Top 500 Meanings 1
noun
company ; business enterprise ; corporation
Refers to a business organization or enterprise, often in economic, news, employment, or corporate-policy contexts. It is somewhat more formal and general than everyday 会社.
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I work for a local company.
Kanji 企 undertake, scheme, design 業 business, vocation, arts Similar words 会かい 社しゃ More everyday word for a company and also commonly means one's workplace; 企業 is broader and more formal, especially in business or economic discussion.
事じ 業ぎょう Refers to a business activity, project, or enterprise as an undertaking, rather than the organization itself.
法ほう 人じん A legal entity or corporation in legal/administrative contexts; it can include non-business entities, while 企業 emphasizes commercial activity.
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.
