関 連 会 社(かんれんがいしゃ)

かんれんがいしゃ

noun

affiliated company; associated company

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(かんれんがいしゃ)と協力(きょうりょく)する。

To cooperate with affiliated companies.

この会社(かいしゃ)は大手(おおて)メーカーの関連会社(かんれんがいしゃ)だ。

This company is an affiliate of a major manufacturer.

Total group sales, including affiliated companies, reached a record high.

Compound of 関連(かんれん) (related, affiliated) and 会社(かいしゃ) (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(かんれんがいしゃ)を設立(せつりつ)する — to establish an affiliated company
関連会社(かんれんがいしゃ)の業績(ぎょうせき) — affiliated company's performance
関連会社(かんれんがいしゃ)への出資(しゅっし) — investment in an affiliated company
関連会社(かんれんがいしゃ)を含(ふく)む — including affiliated companies

Related words

親会社(おやがいしゃ) — parent company
子会社(こがいしゃ) — subsidiary (majority-owned)
グループ会社(ぐるーぷがいしゃ) — group company (informal collective term)
系列(けいれつ) — keiretsu; business group network

Related Words

Related: 親会社(おやがいしゃ) (parent company)

Related: 子会社(こがいしゃ) (subsidiary)

Related: 系列(けいれつ) (keiretsu)

Compare: 提携先(ていけいさき) (business partner)

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Added 2026.3.27 0:26 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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