実業家(じつぎょうか)

じつぎょうか
noun
businessperson, entrepreneur
businessoccupation
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.

Forms

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

Related Words

Compare: 起業家(きぎょうか) (entrepreneur (startup))
Compare: 成功者(せいこうしゃ) (successful person)
Compare: 商売人(しょうばいにん) (businessperson)
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