実業家(じつぎょうか)

じつぎょうか
noun
businessperson, entrepreneur
1. businessperson, entrepreneur, industrialist
A person who runs or owns a business, especially one who has built a successful enterprise. Carries a somewhat formal or prestigious connotation.
有名(ゆうめい)な実業家(じつぎょうか)だ。
He/she is a famous entrepreneur.
父(ちち)は成功(せいこう)した実業家(じつぎょうか)で、いくつもの会社(かいしゃ)を経営(けいえい)している。
My father is a successful businessman and runs several companies.
若(わか)くして実業家(じつぎょうか)として成功(せいこう)し、慈善(じぜん)活動(かつどう)にも力(ちから)を入(い)れている。
Having succeeded as an entrepreneur at a young age, he also devotes effort to charitable activities.

USAGE:
A somewhat formal word that carries respect and prestige. In casual conversation, ビジネスマン or 社長(しゃちょう) (company president) might be used instead. 実業家(じつぎょうか) specifically implies someone who has built or runs a substantial business, not just any employee.

WORD FORMATION:
実業(じつぎょう) (industry, business) + 家(か) (professional, expert). The suffix 家(か) indicates a professional or practitioner: 作家(さっか) (writer), 画家(がか) (painter), 政治家(せいじか) (politician).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 成功(せいこう)した実業家(じつぎょうか): successful entrepreneur
  • 有名(ゆうめい)な実業家(じつぎょうか): famous businessperson
  • 若手(わかて)実業家(じつぎょうか): young entrepreneur
  • 実業家(じつぎょうか)として活躍(かつやく)する: to be active as a businessperson
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