経営学(けいえいがく)

けいえいがく
noun
business administration
1. business administration, management studies
The academic study of how businesses and organizations are managed and operated.
大学(だいがく)で経営学(けいえいがく)を学(まな)んでいる。
I am studying business administration at university.
経営学(けいえいがく)の修士号(しゅうしごう)を取得(しゅとく)した。
I obtained a master's degree in business administration.
経営学(けいえいがく)の知識(ちしき)は起業(きぎょう)に役(やく)に立(た)つ。
Knowledge of business administration is useful for starting a business.

The academic study of how businesses and organizations are managed. A common university major in Japan.

WORD FORMATION:
経営(けいえい) (management) + 学(がく) (study/science)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 経営学(けいえいがく)を学(まな)ぶ: to study business administration
  • 経営学(けいえいがく)部(ぶ): department of business administration
  • 経営学(けいえいがく)修士(しゅうし): Master of Business Administration

RELATED TERMS:

  • 経営(けいえい): management, administration
  • 経営者(けいえいしゃ): manager, business owner
  • 経済学(けいざいがく): economics (related but distinct field)
  • MBA (エムビーエー): commonly used abbreviation

Distinguish from 経済学(けいざいがく) (economics): 経営学(けいえいがく) focuses on how to run organizations, while 経済学(けいざいがく) studies broader economic systems and theory.

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Added 2026.2.5 20:49 · Revised 2026.3.25 21:24
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