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営業許可証 (eigyoukyokashou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

営えい業ぎょう許きょ可か証しょう

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Meanings

1

business permit; business license

Official document or certificate issued by a government authority allowing a business to operate legally.

飲いん食しょく店てんを開ひらくには、保ほ健けん所じょから営えい業ぎょう許きょ可か証しょう

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ない

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To open a restaurant, you must obtain a business permit from the public health center.

Kanji

営camp, perform, build
業business, vocation, arts
許permit, approve
可can, passable, approval
証evidence, proof, certificate

Related words

免めん許きょ
免許 is a license or permit often for individuals (e.g., driver's license), while 営業許可証 specifically refers to a business operating permit.
許きょ可か書しょ
許可書 is a general written permission, whereas 営業許可証 is a formal certificate for business operations.

Built from

営えい業ぎょう+許きょ可か証しょう

Etymology

Compound of 営業 (business, operations) + 許可 (permission, approval) + 証 (certificate, proof).