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.
某社に勤めている。
I work for a certain company.
某社の製品に不具合が見つかった。
A defect was found in a certain company's product.
大手某社から内定をもらったらしい。
I heard they got a job offer from a major company whose name I won't mention.
Part of a series of 某〜 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:
- 大手某社: a major (unnamed) company
- 某社の社員: an employee of a certain company
- 某社に就職する: to get a job at a certain company
RELATED 某〜 WORDS:
- 某所: a certain place
- 某氏: a certain person (male)
- 某国: a certain country
- 某日: a certain day