How to say 'Company' in Japanese | 社

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The Japanese word for Company is 'Sha', written as 社 in Japanese.'Company' in hiragana is しゃ.

word

社

Meaning

Company

Reading

しゃ

sha

Kanji

社Company

Explanation

The Japanese suffix '社 (しゃ)' is commonly used to denote a company or corporation. It is typically attached to the name of a company, such as in '株式会社 (かぶしきがいしゃ)' which means 'stock company' or 'limited company'. This suffix is widely used in business contexts and is an essential part of many company names. For example: I work for Toyota Motor Corporation「私はトヨタ自動車株式会社で働いています」(わたしはとよたじどうしゃかぶしきがいしゃではたらいています). Sony Corporation is a famous company「ソニー株式会社は有名な会社です」(そにーかぶしきがいしゃはゆうめいなかいしゃです). The suffix '社' can also be used in other contexts to refer to organizations or societies, but its primary usage is in the context of businesses.

Part Of Speech

suffix

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

424

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 社

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

社

Meaning

Company

Words Related to 社 Through the Kanji 社

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 社 as well.

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社会

Meaning

Society

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会社

Meaning

Company

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社員

Meaning

Employee

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社長

Meaning

President, CEO

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神社

Meaning

Shrine

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社会人

Meaning

Working adult

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商社

Meaning

Trading company

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新聞社

Meaning

Newspaper company

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社会科学

Meaning

Social science

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社説

Meaning

Editorial

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出版社

Meaning

Publisher

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社債

Meaning

Corporate bonds

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社内

Meaning

In company

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本社

Meaning

Headquarters

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入社

Meaning

Joining

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自社

Meaning

Own company

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