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.

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