親会社
Meanings
1
A company that owns or controls another company (子会社, subsidiary). Used in business and legal contexts.
This subsidiary is a wholly owned subsidiary of the parent company.
The management policies of the parent company also apply to its subsidiaries.
Usage patterns
- 親会社が〈会社〉を子会社にするfor a parent company to make (a company) its subsidiary
Company A made Company B its subsidiary and became its parent company.
- 〈会社〉の親会社the parent company of (a company)
The parent company of that manufacturer is a major trading firm.
- 親会社から独立するto become independent from the parent company
The division became independent from its parent company and established a new company.