某 社(ぼうしゃ)

ぼうしゃ

noun

a certain company; an unnamed company

1. a certain company; an unnamed company

Used to refer to a company whose name is deliberately left unspecified, either because it is irrelevant, confidential, or the speaker wants to avoid naming it directly.

某社(ぼうしゃ)に勤(つと)めている。

I work for a certain company.

某社(ぼうしゃ)の製品(せいひん)に不具合(ふぐあい)が見(み)つかった。

A defect was found in a certain company's product.

大手(おおて)某社(ぼうしゃ)から内定(ないてい)をもらったらしい。

I heard they got a job offer from a major company whose name I won't mention.

Part of a series of 某(ぼう)〜 words used to keep names anonymous. Common in news articles, online discussions, and casual conversation when the specific identity is beside the point or needs to stay private.

Common collocations

大手(おおて)某社(ぼうしゃ): a major (unnamed) company
某社(ぼうしゃ)の社員(しゃいん): an employee of a certain company
某社(ぼうしゃ)に就職(しゅうしょく)する: to get a job at a certain company

RELATED 某(ぼう)〜 WORDS:

某所(ぼうしょ): a certain place
某氏(ぼうし): a certain person (male)
某国(ぼうこく): a certain country
某日(ぼうじつ): a certain day

Related Words

Related: 某所(ぼうしょ) (a certain place)

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Added 2026.4.29 1:12 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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