ゼネコン

ぜねこん
noun
general contractor, major construction company
businesswork
1. general contractor, major construction company
A large construction company that manages and oversees major building projects. Abbreviated from "general contractor" (ゼネラル・コントラクター).
大手(おおて)ゼネコンに就職(しゅうしょく)した。
I got a job at a major general contractor.
このビルはゼネコン大手(おおて)が建設(けんせつ)した。
This building was constructed by a major general contractor.
ゼネコンは下請(したう)け会社(がいしゃ)を多数(たすう)抱(かか)えて大型(おおがた)プロジェクトを管理(かんり)する。
General contractors manage large-scale projects with many subcontractors under them.

Etymology

Abbreviation of ゼネラル・コントラクター (general contractor). A well-established wasei-eigo abbreviation used widely in business and news media.

Usage

In Japan, the term typically refers to the largest construction firms (スーパーゼネコン refers to the top five). ゼネコン appears frequently in news about construction projects, public works, and sometimes political scandals.

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Related Words

Related: 元請(もとう)け (main contractor)
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