会社(かいしゃ)

かいしゃ
noun
company
1. company, corporation
A business organization.
会社(かいしゃ)に行(い)きます。
I'm going to the office.
会社(かいしゃ)は何時(なんじ)からですか？
What time does work start?
どんな会社(かいしゃ)で働(はたら)いていますか？
What kind of company do you work at?
父(ちち)は大(おお)きい会社(かいしゃ)で仕事(しごと)をしていて、毎日(まいにち)忙(いそが)しいです。
My father works at a big company and is busy every day.
大学(だいがく)を出(で)たら、日本(にほん)の会社(かいしゃ)に入(はい)って、海外(かいがい)で働(はたら)きたいと思(おも)っています。
After graduating from university, I want to join a Japanese company and work overseas.

会社(かいしゃ) means company or corporation, and also refers to one's workplace.

KANJI:
会(かい) (meeting) + 社(しゃ) (shrine/company) - an organization where people meet to work.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

RELATED WORDS:

  • 会社員(かいしゃいん): company employee, office worker
  • 株式(かぶしき)会社(がいしゃ): stock company (often abbreviated as 株(かぶ))
  • 有限(ゆうげん)会社(がいしゃ): limited company

USAGE:
会社(かいしゃ)に行(い)く can mean both "going to the company (building)" and "going to work" depending on context.

Related Words

See also: 仕事(しごと)
See also: 働(はたら)く
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Added 2026.1.8 0:14 · Revised 2026.2.12 12:58
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