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株式会社
株式会社
See also: 株式會社
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 株式会社 – see 株式會社. (This term, 株式会社, is the simplified form of 株式會社.) |
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 株 | 式 | 会 | 社 |
|
かぶ Grade: 6 |
しき Grade: 3 |
かい Grade: 2 |
しゃ Grade: 2 |
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 株 | 式 | 会 | 社 |
|
かぶ Grade: 6 |
しき Grade: 3 |
かい > がい Grade: 2 |
しゃ Grade: 2 |
Alternative forms
Etymology
株式 (“stock”) + 会社 (“corporation”)
Noun
株式会社 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 株式會社, hiragana かぶしきがいしゃ, romaji kabushiki gaisha, alternative reading かぶしきかいしゃ, romaji kabushiki kaisha)
- a type of corporation under Japanese law, analogous to an American business corporation or British public limited company
Usage notes
The rendaku reading kabushiki gaisha is more commonly used in Japanese, while the non-rendaku reading kabushiki kaisha is more commonly used for company names and in English-language legal literature.
It can be used both as a prefix or as a suffix.
It is often abbreviated as 株, its first character; roughly, inc.; in romanization, it may be abbreviated as K.K.
Derived terms
References
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Kabushiki kaisha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- "株式会社" on Japanese Wikipedia