株式会社
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 株式会社 – see 株式會社 (“kabushiki gaisha”). (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 |
| yutōyomi | |||
| 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 |
| yutōyomi | |||
Alternative forms
Noun
株式会社 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 株式會社, hiragana かぶしきがいしゃ, rōmaji kabushiki gaisha, alternative reading かぶしきかいしゃ, rōmaji kabushiki kaisha)
- a type of corporation under Japanese law, analogous to an American business corporation or British public limited company
Usage notes
The voiced reading kabushiki gaisha is more commonly used in Japanese, while the unvoiced 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.
References
- "株式会社" on Japanese Wikipedia
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