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How to say 'Business' in Japanese | 事業

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The Japanese word for Business is 'Jigyou', written as 事業 in Japanese.'Business' in hiragana is じぎょう.

    word

    事業

    Meaning

    Business

    Reading

    じぎょう

    jigyou

    Kanji

    事Thing 業Business

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '事業 (じぎょう)' refers to a business, enterprise, or project. It is often used to describe commercial activities, large-scale operations, or initiatives undertaken by companies, organizations, or individuals. This term can apply to both for-profit and non-profit ventures. For example: He started a new business「彼は新しい事業を始めた」(かれはあたらしいじぎょうをはじめた). The company is expanding its overseas operations「その会社は海外事業を拡大している」(そのかいしゃはかいがいじぎょうをかくだいしている). Note that '事業' often implies a formal or structured undertaking, distinguishing it from smaller-scale or informal activities.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    396

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 事業

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    事

    Meaning

    Thing

  • kanji

    業

    Meaning

    Business

Words Related to 事業 Through the Kanji 事

These 39 Words contain the Kanji 事 as well.

  • word

    事

    Meaning

    Thing, Matter

  • word

    仕事

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    事件

    Meaning

    Incident

  • word

    事実

    Meaning

    Fact

  • word

    食事

    Meaning

    Meal

  • word

    工事

    Meaning

    Construction

  • word

    交通事故

    Meaning

    Accident

  • word

    事務

    Meaning

    Office work

  • word

    返事

    Meaning

    Reply

  • word

    大事

    Meaning

    Important, Precious

  • word

    事情

    Meaning

    Circumstances

  • word

    事故

    Meaning

    Accident

  • word

    事務所

    Meaning

    Office

  • word

    事務室

    Meaning

    Office

  • word

    記事

    Meaning

    Article

  • word

    刑事

    Meaning

    Detective, Criminal case

  • word

    事態

    Meaning

    Situation

  • word

    軍事

    Meaning

    Military

  • word

    見事

    Meaning

    Complete, Splendid

  • word

    事項

    Meaning

    Item, Matter

  • word

    出来事

    Meaning

    Event

  • word

    人事

    Meaning

    Personnel, Human affairs

  • word

    事例

    Meaning

    Example

  • word

    知事

    Meaning

    Governor

  • word

    当事

    Meaning

    Parties

  • word

    理事

    Meaning

    Director

  • word

    事前

    Meaning

    Advance, Prior

  • word

    事務員

    Meaning

    Clerk

  • word

    何事

    Meaning

    Matter, Incident

  • word

    行事

    Meaning

    Event

  • word

    家事

    Meaning

    Housework

  • word

    物事

    Meaning

    Things

  • word

    炊事

    Meaning

    Cooking

  • word

    事柄

    Meaning

    Matter, Affair

  • word

    無事

    Meaning

    Safely

  • word

    従事

    Meaning

    Engagement

  • word

    検事

    Meaning

    Prosecutor

  • word

    領事館

    Meaning

    Consulate

  • word

    百科事典

    Meaning

    Encyclopedia

Words Related to 事業 Through the Kanji 業

These 23 Words contain the Kanji 業 as well.

  • word

    企業

    Meaning

    Company

  • word

    授業

    Meaning

    Lesson

  • word

    業

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    産業

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    作業

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    業務

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    卒業

    Meaning

    Graduation

  • word

    職業

    Meaning

    Occupation

  • word

    工業

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    農業

    Meaning

    Agriculture

  • word

    従業

    Meaning

    Employment

  • word

    営業

    Meaning

    Business

  • word

    休業

    Meaning

    Closure, Suspension

  • word

    残業

    Meaning

    Overtime

  • word

    失業

    Meaning

    Unemployment

  • word

    従業員

    Meaning

    Employee

  • word

    業績

    Meaning

    Achievement, Performance

  • word

    漁業

    Meaning

    Fishing

  • word

    業界

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    業者

    Meaning

    Trader, Contractor

  • word

    商業

    Meaning

    Commerce

  • word

    開業

    Meaning

    Business, Opening

  • word

    創業

    Meaning

    Founding

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