Japanese symbol for “industrialist”
企業家
きぎょうか
Romaji: kigyouka
industrialist; entrepreneur
In Japanese, industrialist is 企業家, read きぎょうか (kigyouka).
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Meanings
- n industrialist; entrepreneur
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “industrialist”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 企業者 | きぎょうしゃ kigyousha | industrialist |
| 事業家 | じぎょうか jigyouka | enterprising man; businessman; industrialist |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 企業 | きぎょう kigyou | enterprise; business; company |
| 企画 | きかく kikaku | planning; plan; project |
| 企て | くわだて kuwadate | plan; project; attempt |
| 企てる | くわだてる kuwadateru | to plan; to plot; to propose |
| 企図 | きと kito | plan; project; scheme |
| 私企業 | しきぎょう shikigyou | private enterprise |
| 事業 | じぎょう jigyou | business; enterprise; venture |
| 営業 | えいぎょう eigyou | business; trade; operations |
| 家族 | かぞく kazoku | family |
See also: Chinese symbol for “industrialist”.
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