Japanese symbol for “gk”

合同会社

ごうどうがいしゃ

Romaji: goudougaisha

gōdō gaisha; Japanese LLC; GK; form of business modeled after the American limited liability company

In Japanese, gk is 合同会社, read ごうどうがいしゃ (goudougaisha).

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Meanings

n gōdō gaisha; Japanese LLC; GK; form of business modeled after the American limited liability company

Kanji and stroke order

合

fit, suit, join

on: ゴウ、ガッ、カッ
kun: あ.う、-あ.う、あ.い、あい-

6 strokes · JLPT 3

同

same, agree, equal

on: ドウ
kun: おな.じ

6 strokes · JLPT 3

会

meeting, meet, party

on: カイ、エ
kun: あ.う、あ.わせる、あつ.まる

6 strokes · JLPT 4

社

company, firm, office

on: シャ
kun: やしろ

7 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
場合	ばあい baai	case; occasion; situation
試合	しあい shiai	match; game; bout
総合	そうごう sougou	synthesis; combination; integration
合う	あう au	to come together; to merge; to unite
連合	れんごう rengou	union; combination; alliance
合計	ごうけい goukei	sum total; total amount
同様	どうよう douyou	same; similar; (just) like
同士	どうし doushi	fellow; mutual; companion
会社	かいしゃ kaisha	company; corporation; firm
社会	しゃかい shakai	society; public; community

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.