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our company; this company
A formal way to refer to one's own company, used in business correspondence, press releases, official announcements, and corporate communications.
当社の製品をご利用ください。
Please use our company's products.
当社は来月から新しいサービスを開始します。
Our company will begin a new service starting next month.
当社では社員の働きやすい環境づくりに力を入れております。
Our company is committed to creating a comfortable working environment for employees.
Composed of 当 (this, the relevant) + 社 (company). A formal, somewhat stiff way to refer to one's own company. Standard in business writing, corporate websites, and press releases. Not typically used in casual conversation.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 当社の製品: our company's products
- 当社では: at our company
- 当社比: compared to our company
- 当社規定: our company's regulations
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 弊社: our company (humble) — more humble and polite, used when addressing clients or external parties
- 自社: one's own company — neutral, often used in compound phrases like 自社製品 (in-house product)
- 御社: your company (honorific) — used to respectfully refer to another person's company in speech
- 貴社: your company (honorific) — the written equivalent of 御社
REGISTER:
Formal business language. In conversation with external parties, 弊社 is often preferred as a more humble alternative. 当社 is neutral-formal and common in internal documents and public announcements.