会社|かいしゃkaisha[0]heiban (flat)
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- nouncompany; corporation; firm
- nounone's workplace
- Synonym企業きぎょうNeutralA profit-making business entity; leans toward economic or statistical talk, as in 「大企業」「企業の利益」. For the place where you work, say 「会社」.
- SynonymカンパニーNeutralA loanword used mostly in company names; also means a theater or dance troupe, as in 「バレエ・カンパニー」. In everyday speech, 「会社」 is the word.
- SynonymコーポレーションNeutralA loanword seen mainly in formal company names like 「〇〇コーポレーション」; as an ordinary noun it is far less common than 「会社」.
- Synonym公司コンスWrittenRead 「コンス」. A written/formal term for companies and firms in China, common in China-related contexts; not used for Japanese companies.
- Antonym家庭かていNeutralThe antonym: your home and family life as opposed to work; the two are often set side by side, as in 「会社と家庭の両立」.
Default to 「会社」 for a company or the place you work. Use 「企業」 when talking about businesses as economic players; the loanwords mostly appear in company or group names; 「公司」 only for Chinese firms; 「家庭」 is the home side of the work-life pairing.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


