個人事業(こじんじぎょう)

こじんじぎょう
noun
sole proprietorship; individual business
1. sole proprietorship; individual business; self-employment
A business owned and operated by a single individual without forming a corporation. In Japan, this is a specific legal and tax category distinct from a company (法人(ほうじん)).
個人事業(こじんじぎょう)を始(はじ)めた。
I started a sole proprietorship.
個人事業(こじんじぎょう)の届出(とどけで)を税務署(ぜいむしょ)に出(だ)す必要(ひつよう)がある。
You need to file a sole proprietorship registration with the tax office.
フリーランスとして働(はたら)く場合(ばあい)、多(おお)くの人(ひと)が個人事業(こじんじぎょう)主(ぬし)として確定申告(かくていしんこく)をする。
When working as a freelancer, many people file tax returns as a sole proprietor.

Composed of 個人(こじん) (individual) + 事業(じぎょう) (business). This is a formal legal and tax term in Japan. A person running a 個人事業(こじんじぎょう) is called a 個人事業主(こじんじぎょうぬし) (sole proprietor).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 個人事業主(こじんじぎょうぬし): sole proprietor
  • 個人事業(こじんじぎょう)の開業届(かいぎょうとどけ): business opening notification
  • 個人事業(こじんじぎょう)を始(はじ)める: to start a sole proprietorship
  • 個人事業(こじんじぎょう)税(ぜい): individual business tax

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 自営業(じえいぎょう): self-employment — more general and everyday term for working for oneself
  • 法人(ほうじん): corporation — a legally incorporated entity, contrasted with 個人事業(こじんじぎょう)
  • フリーランス: freelancer — describes the work style rather than the legal business structure
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