御 社(おんしゃ)

おんしゃ

noun

your company (honorific, spoken)

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See also: 貴社(きしゃ) (written form), 弊社(へいしゃ) (our company (humble))

1. your company; your organization (honorific, spoken)

An honorific term used when speaking about the listener's company. Used in spoken conversation, especially in job interviews and business meetings.

御社(おんしゃ)の事業(じぎょう)に興味(きょうみ)があります。

I am interested in your company's business.

御社(おんしゃ)で働(はたら)きたいと思(おも)い、応募(おうぼ)いたしました。

I applied because I would like to work at your company.

御社(おんしゃ)の企業理念(きぎょうりねん)に共感(きょうかん)し、ぜひ貢献(こうけん)したいと考(かんが)えております。

I sympathize with your company's corporate philosophy and would very much like to contribute.

Usage

御社(おんしゃ) is used in SPOKEN contexts (interviews, meetings, phone calls). For WRITTEN contexts (cover letters, emails, formal documents), use 貴社(きしゃ) instead. This distinction is important and frequently tested in Japanese business etiquette.

Note: Both words are keigo (honorific language) and should only be used to refer to someone else's company, never your own. To refer to your own company humbly, use 弊社(へいしゃ) (our company, humble).

Common collocations

御社(おんしゃ)の事業(じぎょう) (your company's business)
御社(おんしゃ)で働(はたら)く (to work at your company)
御社(おんしゃ)に応募(おうぼ)する (to apply to your company)

Similar words

貴社(きしゃ): your company (written honorific) — used in letters and documents
弊社(へいしゃ): our company (humble) — used when referring to one's own company

Related Words

Compare: 弊社(へいしゃ) (our company (humble))

Compare: 当社(とうしゃ) (our company)

Compare: 小社(しょうしゃ) (our company (humble))

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