社名(しゃめい)

しゃめい
noun
company name
business
1. company name
The name of a company or business. Used in business and news contexts; in conversation people also say 会社(かいしゃ)の名前(なまえ).
社名(しゃめい)を変(か)える。
to change the company name
名刺(めいし)に社名(しゃめい)と住所(じゅうしょ)が書(か)いてある。
The business card shows the company name and address.
合併(がっぺい)をきっかけに、両社(りょうしゃ)は新(あたら)しい社名(しゃめい)で再出発(さいしゅっぱつ)した。
After the merger, the two companies made a fresh start under a new name.

From 社(しゃ) (company) + 名(めい) (name).

Common collocations

  • 社名(しゃめい)変更(へんこう): change of company name
  • 社名(しゃめい)を改(あらた)める: to rename the company (formal)
  • 社名入(しゃめいい)り: printed with the company name (pens, towels)

Related words

Related Words

Related: 商号(しょうごう) (trade name, the legal term)
Related: 社長(しゃちょう) (company president)
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Added 2026.10.19 21:50 · Revised 2026.10.19 21:53
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