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How to say 'Founding' in Japanese | 創業

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The Japanese word for Founding is 'Sougyou', written as 創業 in Japanese.'Founding' in hiragana is そうぎょう.

    word

    創業

    Meaning

    Founding

    Reading

    そうぎょう

    sougyou

    Kanji

    創Create 業Business

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '創業 (そうぎょう)' refers to the act of establishing or founding a business, organization, or institution. It is commonly used in contexts related to the creation or inception of a company. For example: The founding of this company was in 1995「この会社の創業は1995年です」(このかいしゃのそうぎょうは1995ねんです). He is the founder of the company「彼はその会社の創業者です」(かれはそのかいしゃのそうぎょうしゃです). The term is often used in formal or business contexts to describe the origin or establishment of an enterprise.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    7103

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 創業

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    創

    Meaning

    Create

  • kanji

    業

    Meaning

    Business

Words Related to 創業 Through the Kanji 創

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 創 as well.

  • word

    創造

    Meaning

    Creation

  • word

    創設

    Meaning

    Establishment

  • word

    創作

    Meaning

    Creation, Fiction

  • word

    創立

    Meaning

    Establishment

Words Related to 創業 Through the Kanji 業

These 23 Words contain the Kanji 業 as well.

  • word

    企業

    Meaning

    Company

  • word

    授業

    Meaning

    Lesson

  • word

    事業

    Meaning

    Business

  • 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

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What does 'Sougyou' (創業) mean?

'Sougyou' means 'Founding' .

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