外 資 系(がいしけい)

がいしけい

noun, pre-noun adjectival

foreign-affiliated, foreign-owned

businesswork

1. foreign-affiliated, foreign-owned

Describes a company or organization that is owned or controlled by foreign capital. In Japan, this typically refers to the Japanese branches or subsidiaries of multinational corporations.

外資系(がいしけい)企業(きぎょう)で働(はたら)いている。

I work at a foreign-affiliated company.

外資系(がいしけい)のホテルはサービスが違(ちが)う。

Foreign-owned hotels have a different level of service.

彼女(かのじょ)は日系(にっけい)企業(きぎょう)から外資系(がいしけい)コンサルティング会社(がいしゃ)に転職(てんしょく)した。

She changed jobs from a Japanese company to a foreign-affiliated consulting firm.

Composed of 外資(がいし) (foreign capital) + 系(けい) (affiliated, type).

Common collocations

外資系(がいしけい)企業(きぎょう): foreign-affiliated company
外資系(がいしけい)銀行(ぎんこう): foreign bank
外資系(がいしけい)ホテル: foreign-owned hotel
外資系(がいしけい)コンサルティング: foreign consulting firm

Usage

In Japanese business culture, 外資系(がいしけい) companies are associated with higher salaries, performance-based evaluation, more flexible work styles, and English-language requirements. The term is frequently used in job-hunting contexts. Contrasts with 日系(にっけい) (Japanese-affiliated) and 国内(こくない)企業(きぎょう) (domestic company).

Related Words

Compare: 日系企業(にっけいきぎょう) (Japanese company (overseas))

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