公こう開かい会がい社しゃ

noun

public company; publicly traded company

General term for a company whose shares are publicly traded on a stock exchange.

• その公こう開かい会社がいしゃは東とう京きょう証しょう券けん取とり引ひき所じょに上じょう場じょうしている。

  That public company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

noun

stock company with unrestricted share transfers

Under Japanese corporate law, a stock company that does not require board approval for share transfers, as opposed to a 非公開会社.

• 会かい社しゃ法ほうでは、公こう開かい会社がいしゃは株かぶ式しきの譲じょう渡と制せい限げんを設もうけない株かぶ式しき会がい社しゃと定てい義ぎされる。

  Under the Companies Act, a 公開会社 is defined as a stock company that does not impose restrictions on share transfers.