Japanese

Noun

実業家 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 實業家, hiragana じつぎょうか, romaji jitsugyōka)

1. industrialist
2. businessman
   • 1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan:

     兄 (あに)は実業家 (じつぎょうか)になるとか云 (い)ってしきりに英語 (えいご)を勉強 (べんきょう)していた。

     Ani wa jitsugyōka ni naru to ka itte shikiri ni eigo o benkyō shite ita.

     My brother was to be seen studying English hard, saying that he was going to be a businessman.