株式会社

See also: 株式會社

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 株式会社 – see 株式會社 (“kabushiki gaisha”). (This term is the simplified form of 株式會社).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Alternative forms

• ㍿

Etymology

株式 (“stock”) +‎ 会社 (“corporation”)

Noun

1. a type of corporation under Japanese law, analogous to an American business corporation or British public limited company

Usage notes

See: Wikipedia usage notes

The voiced reading kabushiki gaisha is more commonly used in Japanese, while the unvoiced reading kabushiki kaisha is more commonly used for company names and in English-language legal literature.

It can be used both as a prefix or as a suffix.

It is often abbreviated as 株, its first character; roughly, inc.; in romanization, it may be abbreviated as K.K.

Derived terms

• K.K. (K.K.)
• 株(かぶ) (kabu)

References

• Kabushiki kaisha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• "株式会社" on Japanese Wikipedia