企業家|きぎょうかkigyouka

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Definitions
  1. nounindustrialist; entrepreneur
    その会社かいしゃは戦後せんごすぐに同社どうしゃを始はじめた何人なんにんかの企業家きぎょうかが保有ほゆうしている。↗
    The company is owned by a group of entrepreneurs who started it right after the war.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym事業家じぎょうかWrittenA person engaged in running a business, stressing practical, hands-on work; 「企業家」 usually refers to someone who founds a company.
  • Related事業主じぎょうぬしNeutralA person or organization running a business, including sole proprietors with no employees; common in labor and tax regulations. 「企業家」 stresses founding a venture.
  • Related業主ぎょうしゅWrittenRefers to the operator of a business; rare even in written use. In everyday contexts say 「事業主」. Unlike 「企業家」, it does not stress founding a venture.

Use 「企業家」 for someone who founds a business. For the individual or organization running a business in legal and tax contexts, say 「事業主」; for a businessperson in general, 「事業家」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 新あたらしい企業きぎょうを立ち上たちあげ、経営けいえいに携たずさわる人ひと。
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