会社
かいしゃ
hepburn kaisha
company, firm
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 父は会社で働いています。My father works at a company.
- 会社まで電車で行きます。I take the train to the company.
Collocations
会社 (kaisha, company)会社員 (kaishain, company employee)会社に行く (kaisha ni iku, go to the office)株式会社 (kabushiki gaisha, corporation)会社を辞める (kaisha wo yameru, quit the company)
Mnemonic
会社 kaisha — kanji "gather (会) + association/shrine (社)" = a social unit where people gather = a company. Same kanji in Korean hoesa and Chinese gōngsī (reversed order: 公司). In Japanese society the company is more than a workplace: while 終身雇用 (lifetime employment) has weakened, the slang 社畜 (shachiku, "company livestock") shows how deeply corporate identity still shapes social discourse. Cluster: 社長 (shachou, president), 社員 (shain, employee), 社会 (shakai, society) — 社 is a core community kanji.
Quick check
Social phenomenon captured by 社畜?