株式会社
See also: 株式會社
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Chinese
editFor pronunciation and definitions of 株式会社 – see 株式會社 (“kabushiki gaisha”). (This term is the simplified form of 株式會社). |
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Japanese
editKanji in this term | |||
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株 | 式 | 会 | 社 |
かぶ Grade: 6 |
しき Grade: 3 |
かい > がい Grade: 2 |
しゃ Grade: 2 |
kun'yomi | goon | kan'on |
Alternative spelling |
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株式會社 (kyūjitai) |
Kanji in this term | |||
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株 | 式 | 会 | 社 |
かぶ Grade: 6 |
しき Grade: 3 |
かい Grade: 2 |
しゃ Grade: 2 |
kun'yomi | goon | kan'on |
Alternative spelling |
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株式會社 (kyūjitai) |
Alternative forms
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Etymology
editCompound of 株式 (kabushiki, “stock”) + 会社 (gaisha, “corporation”).[1][2][3][4][5] The kaisha changes to gaisha as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
First cited to 1891 in the novel かくれんぼ (Kakurenbo, “Hide and Seek”) by 斎藤緑雨 (Saitō Ryokuu).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit株式会社 or 株式会社 • (kabushiki gaisha or kabushiki kaisha)
- [from 1891] a type of corporation under Japanese law, analogous to an American business corporation or British public limited company
Usage notes
editThe 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.
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “株式会社”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ “株式会社”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- ^ “株式会社”, in 世界大百科事典 第2版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition”)[3] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- “株式会社” in Weblio Dictionary.
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