株式会社

See also: 株式會社

㍿	U+337F, ㍿ SQUARE CORPORATION

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 株式会社 *– see 株式會社 (“kabushiki gaisha”).* (This term is the simplified form of 株式會社).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
株	式	会	社
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
株	式	会	社
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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English Wikipedia has an article on:

Kabushiki gaisha

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Alternative forms

(abbreviations)
- (kumimoji) ㍿
- ㈱
- (in kanji) 株 (“inc.”), often within parentheses as (株)
- (in romanized form) K.K. (K.K.)

Etymology

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

(Tokyo) かぶしきがいしゃ (Nakadaka – )^[5]^[6]^[7]
IPA^(key):

Noun

株(かぶ)式(しき)会(がい)社(しゃ) or 株(かぶ)式(しき)会(かい)社(しゃ) • (kabushiki gaisha or kabushiki kaisha)

a type of corporation under Japanese law, analogous to an American business corporation or British public limited company

Usage notes

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

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “株式会社”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
^ “株式会社”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
^ “株式会社”, in 改訂新版世界大百科事典 (Kaitei Shinpan Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Revised Edition”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 2007, →ISBN
^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[KDJ2-1] 1.0 ^1.1 “株式会社”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

[DDJS-2] “株式会社”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

[SDHJ-3] “株式会社”, in 改訂新版世界大百科事典 (Kaitei Shinpan Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Revised Edition”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 2007, →ISBN

[K-4] Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

[DJR-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-6] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-7] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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