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How to say 'Business' or 'Opening' in Japanese | 開業

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The Japanese word for Business or Opening is 'Kaigyou', written as 開業 in Japanese.'Business' or 'Opening' in hiragana is かいぎょう.

    word

    開業

    Meaning

    Business, Opening

    Reading

    かいぎょう

    kaigyou

    Kanji

    Open Business

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '開業 (かいぎょう)' has two distinct meanings. The first meaning is 'opening', specifically referring to the act of opening a new business or establishment. The second meaning is 'business', referring to the operation or running of a business. This word is commonly used in contexts related to starting or managing a business. For example: The opening of the new store is next week「新しい店の開業は来週です」(あたらしいみせのかいぎょうはらいしゅうです). He is in the business of running a restaurant「彼はレストランの開業をしています」(かれはレストランのかいぎょうをしています).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    7036

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 開業

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Open

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Business

Words Related to 開業 Through the Kanji

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 開 as well.

  • word

    開く

    Meaning

    Open

  • word

    開ける

    Meaning

    Open

  • word

    開始

    Meaning

    Start

  • word

    開発

    Meaning

    Development

  • word

    公開

    Meaning

    Release

  • word

    開催

    Meaning

    Holding

  • word

    開会

    Meaning

    Opening

  • word

    再開

    Meaning

    Resumption

  • word

    開放

    Meaning

    Release, Opening

  • word

    開示

    Meaning

    Disclosure

  • word

    開拓

    Meaning

    Development, Pioneering

  • word

    開設

    Meaning

    Establishment

  • word

    展開

    Meaning

    Development

Words Related to 開業 Through the Kanji

These 23 Words contain the Kanji 業 as well.

  • word

    企業

    Meaning

    Company

  • word

    授業

    Meaning

    Lesson

  • word

    事業

    Meaning

    Business

  • word

    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

    創業

    Meaning

    Founding

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'Kaigyou' means 'Business' or 'Opening' .

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