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合同会社 (ごうどうがいしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

合ごう同どう会がい社しゃ

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Meanings

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noun

limited liability company (Japan); LLC (Japan); gōdō gaisha

A Japanese business entity type modeled after the American LLC. Often abbreviated as GK. Used in legal and business contexts.

彼かれは合ごう同どう会がい社しゃを設せつ立りつして事じ業ぎょうを始はじめた。
He established a gōdō gaisha and started his business.
合ごう

同どう

会がい

社しゃ

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株かぶ

式しき

会がい

社しゃ

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設せつ

立りつ

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簡かん

単たん

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と

言い

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れ

て

いる

。

It is said that a gōdō gaisha is easier to set up than a kabushiki gaisha.

Kanji

合fit, suit, join
同same, agree, equal
会meeting, meet, party
社company, firm, office

Similar words

株かぶ式しき会がい社しゃ
A joint-stock company (KK), the most common corporate form in Japan, with more complex governance and higher setup costs than a gōdō gaisha.
合ごう名めい会がい社しゃ
A general partnership company (GMK) where members have unlimited liability, unlike the limited liability of a gōdō gaisha.
合ごう資し会がい社しゃ
A limited partnership company (GSK) with both unlimited and limited liability partners, distinct from the uniform limited liability of a gōdō gaisha.

Etymology

Compound of 合同 (gōdō, 'joint, combined') and 会社 (gaisha, 'company'). The term was introduced in the Companies Act of 2005 as a new entity type inspired by the American LLC.