会社|かいしゃkaisha[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N5approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nouncompany; corporation; firm
    彼かれの努力どりょくは会社かいしゃの成長せいちょうに貢献こうけんした。↗
    His effort contributed to my company's growth.
  2. nounone's workplace
    父ちちは今朝けさ普段ふだんより遅おそく会社かいしゃに着ついた。↗
    My father got to his workplace later than usual this morning.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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.

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Japanese definitions
  1. (歴史的れきしてき用法ようほう・まれ) 目的もくてきをもって集合しゅうごうした団体だんたい。結社けっしゃ。
  2. 営利えいりを目的もくてきとする社団しゃだん法人ほうじん。現行げんこうの日本にっぽん会社法かいしゃほうにおいて、社員しゃいんの責任せきにん範囲はんい等とうにより、合名会社ごうめいがいしゃ、合資会社ごうしがいしゃ、合同会社ごうどうがいしゃ及および株式会社かぶしきがいしゃに分わけられる。平成へいせい18年ねんに会社法かいしゃほうが施行しこうされる以前いぜんは、その他た、有限会社ゆうげんがいしゃという形態けいたいがあった。
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