株式会社

See also: 株式會社

㍿	U+337F, ㍿ SQUARE CORPORATION

← ㍾
[U+337E]

CJK Compatibility

㎀ →
[U+3380]

Chinese

For 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).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

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
kun'yomi	goon	kan'on

Alternative spelling
株式會社 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
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
株式會社 (kyūjitai)

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:

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English Wikipedia has an article on:

Kabushiki gaisha

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

(abbreviations)
- (kumimoji) ㍿
- ㈱
- (in kanji) 株 (“inc.”), often within parentheses as (株)
- (in romanized form) K.K. (K.K.)

Etymology

Compound 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

(Tokyo) かぶしきがいしゃ [kàbúshíkígáꜜìshà] (Nakadaka – [5])^[5]^[6]^[7]
IPA^(key): [ka̠bɯ̟ɕi̥kʲiɡa̠iɕa̠]

Noun

株(かぶ)式(しき)会(がい)社(しゃ) or 株(かぶ)式(しき)会(かい)社(しゃ) • (kabushiki gaisha or kabushiki kaisha)

a type of corporation under Japanese law, analogous to an American business corporation or British public limited company [from 1891]

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.

References

↑ ^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, 2006
^ “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 改訂新版世界大百科事典 (Kaitei Shinpan Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Revised Edition”)‎^[3] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 2007, →ISBN
^ 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

[KDJ2-1] 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, 2006

[DDJS-2] “株式会社”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

[SDHJ-3] “株式会社”, in 改訂新版世界大百科事典 (Kaitei Shinpan Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Revised Edition”)‎^[3] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 2007, →ISBN

[K-4] Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

[DJR-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-6] 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-7] 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

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