Japanese symbol for “subsidiary”
子会社
こがいしゃ
Romaji: kogaisha
subsidiary (company)
In Japanese, subsidiary is 子会社, read こがいしゃ (kogaisha).
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Meanings
- n subsidiary (company)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “subsidiary”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 系列 | けいれつ keiretsu | affiliated; subsidiary |
| 補助的 | ほじょてき hojoteki | auxiliary; supplementary; subsidiary |
| 従属的 | じゅうぞくてき juuzokuteki | subordinate; dependent; subsidiary |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 子供 | こども kodomo | child; children |
| 女子 | じょし joshi | woman; girl |
| 女の子 | おんなのこ onnanoko | girl; daughter; baby girl |
| 男子 | だんし danshi | boy |
| 息子 | むすこ musuko | son |
| 様子 | ようす yousu | state (of affairs); situation; circumstances |
| 会社 | かいしゃ kaisha | company; corporation; firm |
| 社会 | しゃかい shakai | society; public; community |
| 社長 | しゃちょう shachou | company 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.