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Japanese symbol for “subsidiary”

Romaji: kogaisha
subsidiary (company)

In Japanese, subsidiary is , read (kogaisha).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n subsidiary (company)

Kanji and stroke order

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
on: シ、ス、ツ
kun: こ、-こ、ね
3 strokes · JLPT 4
meeting, meet, party
on: カイ、エ
kun: あ.う、あ.わせる、あつ.まる
6 strokes · JLPT 4
company, firm, office
on: シャ
kun: やしろ
7 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “subsidiary”

WordReadingMeaning
けいれつ keiretsuaffiliated; subsidiary
ほじょてき hojotekiauxiliary; supplementary; subsidiary
じゅうぞくてき juuzokutekisubordinate; dependent; subsidiary

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こども kodomochild; children
じょし joshiwoman; girl
おんなのこ onnanokogirl; daughter; baby girl
だんし danshiboy
むすこ musukoson
ようす yousustate (of affairs); situation; circumstances
かいしゃ kaishacompany; corporation; firm
しゃかい shakaisociety; public; community
しゃちょう shachoucompany president; manager; director

See also: Chinese symbol for “subsidiary”.

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.

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