noun
holding company
A company whose primary business is owning shares of other companies to control them.
その持株会社は複数の子会社を傘下に置いている。
The holding company has several subsidiaries under its umbrella.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant with okurigana; less common but still used.
Compound of 持 (mochi, 'holding') + 株 (kabu, 'stock') + 会社 (gaisha, 'company').