How to say "business" in Japanese

• 用ようJLPT N4approx.Common
  nounCovers 'business' as a matter or errand to attend to — having business with someone — rather than commerce; it is not a word for companies or commercial activity.
  何なんの用ようでここに来きたのですか。↗

  What has brought you here?
• 事業じぎょうJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounCovers 'business' as an enterprise or venture — commercial activity as an undertaking, as in starting or running a business — rather than a company as an organization.
• 企業きぎょうJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounCovers 'business' meaning a company or corporation — the firm as an organization, the sense in phrases like 'small businesses' — not the activity of doing business.
  アメリカ企業きぎょうのトップは日本にっぽん企業きぎょうのトップに比くらべ何なん倍ばいもの報酬ほうしゅうをもらっている。↗

  CEO's of American corporations are paid several times their Japanese counterparts.
• ビジネスJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounThe loanword, matching 'business' directly: commercial or professional activity and dealings, whether one speaks of doing business or of business matters in general.
  私のビジネスは再ふたたび回復かいふくしつつあります。↗

  My business is picking up again.
• 営業えいぎょうJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'business' as trade or operations — whether a shop or establishment is open for business, its hours of business — rather than business as a company or venture.

Choose 企業 for a business as a company, 事業 for a business as an enterprise or venture, 営業 for trade or operations, 用 for a matter or errand, and 「ビジネス」 for commercial dealings generally.

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• 用ようbusiness
• 事業じぎょうbusiness
• 企業きぎょうenterprise
• ビジネスbusiness
• 営業えいぎょうbusiness
• 業務ぎょうむbusiness
• 業ぎょうwork
• 取引とりひきtransactions
• 用事ようじbusiness
• 商用しょうようbusiness (engagement)
• 商売しょうばいtrade
• 商業しょうぎょうcommerce
• 勤めつとめservice
• 議事ぎじproceedings (e.g. parliament, congress)
• 実業じつぎょうindustry
• 仕事しごとwork
• 用件ようけんbusiness
• 御用ごよう(your) business
• 営為えいいbusiness
• 稼業かぎょうtrade
• 商いあきないtrade
• 所用しょようengagement
• 事務じむoffice work
• 職業しょくぎょうoccupation
• 用務ようむbusiness
• 用向きようむきbusiness
• 賑やかさにぎやかさbusiness
• 業務上ぎょうむじょうjob-related
• お仕事おしごとwork
• 実務じつむ(practical) business
• 商しょうbusiness
• 営みいとなみoccupation
• 渡世とせいbusiness
• 春夏冬あきないbusiness
• 用足しようたし(transaction of) business
• ことwork