自じ社しゃ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

one's own company; the company one works for

Refers to the company the speaker belongs to or works for. Common in business and formal settings.

noun-modifying (irregular)

in-house; internal; belonging to the company

Prenominal use indicating something is done within or belongs to the company, such as in-house development or internal resources.

自じ社しゃの〈物もの〉one's own company's (product/service, etc.)
自じ社しゃの技ぎ術じゅつ力りょくを生いかして新しん製せい品ひんを開かい発はつした。
We developed a new product by leveraging our own company's technical strength.
自じ社しゃで〈動どう詞し〉to do something in-house / within one's own company
このシステムは自じ社しゃで開かい発はつした。
This system was developed in-house.
自じ社しゃに〈人ひと〉を迎むかえるto bring someone into one's own company (e.g. as a new hire or executive)
経けい験けん豊ほう富ふな人じん材ざいを自じ社しゃに迎むかえることにした。
We decided to bring an experienced professional into our company.

当とう社しゃ
当社 is the term a company uses for itself in formal announcements, while 自社 is more neutral and common in internal discussion or comparisons with competitors.
弊へい社しゃN1
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.

他た社しゃ sense 1
自社 means 'one's own company', while 他社 means 'another company' or 'other companies'.

当とう社しゃpolite 丁寧語sense 1
自社 is the everyday term for 'our company', while 当社 is the more formal word used in official announcements or documents.
弊へい社しゃhumble 謙譲語N1sense 1
自社 is neutral, whereas 弊社 humbly refers to one's own company when speaking to outside parties, especially in business correspondence.

社しゃ
company; firm; office · (Shinto) shrine · regional Chinese earth god; village built for such a god · counter for companies, shrines, etc. · incorporated body; corporation

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Compound of 自 (self, own) and 社 (company). A straightforward Sino-Japanese word.