開かい発はつ元もと

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

developer; development company

Refers to the entity (company, team, or individual) that develops software, video games, or similar products. Often used in contrast with 販売元 (publisher/distributor).

このアプリの開かい発はつ元もとはどこですか。
Who is the developer of this app?

開かい発はつ元もとが公こう開かいした最さい新しんのパッチを適てき用ようした。

I applied the latest patch released by the developer.

Usage patterns

〈開かい発はつ元もと〉に問とい合あわせるto contact the developer (e.g. about a bug or issue)
不ふ具ぐ合あいが見みつかったので開かい発はつ元もとに問とい合あわせた。
I contacted the developer because I found a bug.
開かい発はつ元もとと販はん売ばい元もとが異ことなるthe developer and the distributor are different companies
このゲームは開かい発はつ元もとと販はん売ばい元もとが異ことなる。
This game's developer and distributor are different companies.

Kanji

開open, unfold, unseal
発departure, discharge, publish
元beginning, former time, origin

Related words

開かい発はつ者しゃ
開発者 refers to the individual or team who actually writes/creates something, while 開発元 emphasizes the company or organization behind the product.
メーカーN2
メーカー is a general word for a manufacturer of any product, while 開発元 is used specifically for the developer of software, games, or similar products.

Opposites

販はん売ばい元もと
開発元 is the company that creates a product, while 販売元 is the company that sells or distributes it, and the two are often different firms.

Counted with

社しゃ
Used because 開発元 (developer) is counted as a company (会社).

Built from

開かい発はつ+元もと

Etymology

Compound of 開発 (development) and 元 (source, origin).