弊へい社しゃ

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しゃ

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Humble (kenjougo) term used when referring to one's own company to outsiders. Not used when speaking within the company.

弊へい社しゃの製せい品ひんについてご説せつ明めいいたします。
I will explain about our company's products.
弊へい社しゃでは新しん入にゅう社しゃ員いんを募ぼ集しゅうしております。
Our company is recruiting new employees.

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Usage patterns

弊へい社しゃにお問とい合あわせくださいplease contact our company
詳しょう細さいについては弊へい社しゃにお問とい合あわせください。
Please contact our company for further details.
弊へい社しゃでは〈事こと〉を行おこなっておりますat our company, we carry out ~ (formal business announcement)
弊へい社しゃでは環かん境きょう保ほ護ごのための取とり組くみを行おこなっております。
At our company, we carry out initiatives for environmental protection.
弊へい社しゃを代だい表ひょうしてon behalf of our company
弊へい社しゃを代だい表ひょうしてお礼れいを申もうし上あげます。
On behalf of our company, I would like to express our gratitude.

Kanji

弊abuse, evil, vice
社company, firm, office

Related words

当とう社しゃ
当社 is a neutral or slightly formal way to say 'our company' usable both internally and externally, while 弊社 is explicitly humble and reserved for speaking to outsiders.
自じ社しゃ
自社 is a neutral, analytical term for 'one's own company' (e.g. in comparisons with competitors), lacking the humble politeness of 弊社.
当とう方ほう
弊社 is a humble term used specifically to refer to one's own company, while 当方 can refer to an individual, group, or organization more broadly.

Opposites

御おん社しゃ
御社 respectfully refers to the listener's company, while 弊社 humbly refers to the speaker's own company.
貴き社しゃN2
貴社 respectfully refers to the listener's or reader's company, whereas 弊社 humbly refers to the speaker's own company.

Politeness

御おん社しゃhonorific 尊敬語
弊社 humbly refers to one's own company, while 御社 is the honorific term used to refer respectfully to the listener's company, typically in speech.
貴き社しゃhonorific 尊敬語N2
弊社 humbly refers to one's own company, while 貴社 is the honorific term for the listener's company used mainly in written business correspondence.
うちplainN5
内 is a casual way to refer to one's own company, while 弊社 is the humble, formal term used in business writing and speech.
当とう社しゃplain
当社 is a neutral, formal way to refer to one's own company, while 弊社 is the humble form used specifically when speaking to outside parties.
自じ社しゃplain
自社 is neutral, whereas 弊社 humbly refers to one's own company when speaking to outside parties, especially in business correspondence.

Etymology

Compound of 弊 (hei, 'humble' prefix) and 社 (sha, 'company'). The prefix 弊 is used in humble language to refer to things associated with oneself or one's in-group.