1.
affiliated company; associated company
A company in which another company has significant influence, typically through partial ownership (usually 20-50% of shares). Distinguished from a subsidiary (子会社), which is majority-owned.
関連会社と協力する。
To cooperate with affiliated companies.
この会社は大手メーカーの関連会社だ。
This company is an affiliate of a major manufacturer.
関連会社を含めたグループ全体の売上は過去最高を記録した。
Total group sales, including affiliated companies, reached a record high.
Compound of 関連 (related, affiliated) and 会社 (company). In accounting and legal terms, this refers specifically to a company where the parent holds significant influence (typically 20-50% ownership) but not majority control.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 関連会社を設立する — to establish an affiliated company
- 関連会社の業績 — affiliated company's performance
- 関連会社への出資 — investment in an affiliated company
- 関連会社を含む — including affiliated companies
RELATED TERMS:
- 親会社 — parent company
- 子会社 — subsidiary (majority-owned)
- グループ会社 — group company (informal collective term)
- 系列 — keiretsu; business group network