株式会社

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See also: 株式會社
U+337F, ㍿
SQUARE CORPORATION

[U+337E]
CJK Compatibility
[U+3380]

Chinese

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see 株式會社 (“kabushiki gaisha”).
(This term is the simplified form of 株式會社).
Notes:

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
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
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)
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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(かぶ)(しき)(がい)(しゃ) or (かぶ)(しき)(かい)(しゃ) (kabushiki gaisha or kabushiki kaisha

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

Usage notes

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  • 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

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  1. 1.0 1.1 株式会社”, in 日本国語大辞典[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ 株式会社”, in デジタル大辞泉[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  5. 5.0 5.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  6. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  7. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN