商 号(しょうごう)

しょうごう

noun

trade name; business name; firm name

1. trade name; business name; firm name

The official name under which a business or company operates. A legal term used in commercial registration and business law.

商号(しょうごう)を登録(とうろく)した。

I registered the business name.

商号(しょうごう)を変更(へんこう)するには届(とど)け出(で)が必要(ひつよう)だ。

A formal filing is required to change the business name.

同(おな)じ地域(ちいき)で同一(どういつ)の商号(しょうごう)は使(つか)えない場合(ばあい)がある。

In some cases, the same business name cannot be used in the same area.

A legal and business term for the official name under which a company or individual conducts business. In Japanese commercial law, the 商号(しょうごう) is registered with the Legal Affairs Bureau (法務局(ほうむきょく)).

Common collocations

商号(しょうごう)登録(とうろく): trade name registration
商号(しょうごう)変更(へんこう): change of business name
商号(しょうごう)を使用(しよう)する: to use a trade name

Similar words

社名(しゃめい): company name — more common in everyday use
屋号(やごう): shop name, house name — used for smaller businesses, traditional shops, and traditional family names
商標(しょうひょう): trademark — a different concept; protects brands and logos rather than business names

Register

Formal/legal. In everyday conversation, 社名(しゃめい) or 会社名(かいしゃめい) is more natural.

Related Words

Compare: 屋号(やごう) (shop name, house name)

Compare: 商標(しょうひょう) (trademark)

Related: 会社名(かいしゃめい) (company name)

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Added 2026.3.25 12:40 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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