Japan is one of the world's largest economies and a major center for international business. When doing business with Japanese companies or working in a Japanese company, it is helpful to have knowledge of Japanese business vocabulary. This can help establish more effective communication and better understand cultural nuances in the Japanese business environment.
Business in Japan is governed by cultural norms and values that may differ from those in other parts of the world. Japanese business culture values harmony and cooperation, and communication is often indirect and implicit. Hierarchy is important, and titles are often used to show respect. Furthermore, personal relationships are valued and can be crucial to establishing trust and closing business in Japan.
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Business Vocabulary in Japanese
- Company (kaisha) - Company
- Employee (shain) - Employee
- 社長 (shachou) - Company President
- Manager - Department head
- 事務所 (jimusho) - Office
- 会議室 (kaigishitsu) - Conference room
- 契約 (keiyaku) - Contract
- Client (torihikisaki) - Client
- Transaction (torihiki) - Negotiation
- Negotiation (koushou) - Negotiation
- Contract (keiyakusho) - Written contract
- 投資 (toushi) - Investment
- Sales (hanbai) - Sales
- Advertising (koukoku) - Advertising
- Market research (shijou chousa) - Market research
- 顧客 (kokyaku) - Customer
- Purchase (kounyuu) - Buy
- Sales (uriage) - Sales
- Profit (rieki) - Profit
- 経営 (keiei) - Business management
- Business plan - Business plan
- 資本 (shihon) - Capital
- 資金調達 (shikin choutatsu) - Fundraising
- Finance (zaimu) - Finance
- Human Resources - Recursos humanos
- Recruitment - Hiring
- Education (kyouiku) - Training
- Retirement Allowance (taishokukin) - Severance Pay
- Working Hours (kinmu jikan) - Working schedule
- 出張 (shucchou) - Business trip
- Retirement (taishoku) - Dismissal, retirement
- Retirement request (taishokugan) - Resignation letter
- Employment contract (koyou keiyaku) - Employment contract
- Salary (kyuuyo) - Salary
- Bonus (shouyo) - Bonus, gratification
- Welfare - Social benefits
- Health insurance (kenkou hoken) - Health insurance
- pension (nenkin) - Social security
- Retirement pension (taishoku nenkin) - Complementary retirement pension
- Labor Union (roudou kumiai) - Trade Union
- Labor Law (roudouhou) - Labor Law
- Development - Development
- Manufacturing (seizou) - Manufacturing
- Quality Control (hinshitsu kanri) - Quality control
- Production management (seisan kanri) - Production management
- Logistics (butsuryuu) - Logistics
- 輸出 (yushutsu) - Export
- 輸入 (yunyuu) - Import
- Overseas expansion (kaigai tenkai) - International expansion
- Brand (burando) - Brand
- Intellectual property (chiteki zaisan) - Intellectual property
- Patent (tokkyo) - Patent
- 商標 (shouhyou) - ed trademark
- Copyright (chosakuken) - Copyrights
- Consumer - Consumidor
- マーケティング (maaketingu) - Marketing
- Sales Promotion (hanbai sokushin) - Sales promotion
- Store (tenpo) - Physical store
- Online shop - Online store
- Consumption tax (shouhizei) - Tax on consumption
- Tax (zeikin) - Tax
- Corporate tax (houjinzei) - Corporate tax
- Income Tax (shotokuzei) - Income Tax
- Sales - Vendas
- 営業担当者 (eigyou tantousha) - Sales Representative
- 新規開拓 (shinkikaitaku) - Prospecting for new clients
- Contract renewal (keiyaku koushin) - Contract renewal
- Contract termination (keiyaku kaijo) - Contract cancellation
- Income Statement (son'ekkeisansho) - Statement of profits and losses
- 会計 (kaikei) - ing
- Assets - Ativos
- Liabilities (fusai) - ives
- Net assets (junsan) - Equity
- Balance sheet (taishaku taishouhyou) - Balance sheet
- 監査 (kansa) - Audit
- Law firm (houritsu jimusho) - Law office
- 仲裁 (chusai) - Arbitration
- 訴訟 (soshou) - Litigation
- 裁判所 (saibansho) - Court
- Insurance - Prêmio de seguro
- Insurance contract (hoken keiyaku) - Insurance contract
- Insurance payment (hokenkin) - Insurance compensation
- 事故 (jiko) - Accident
- 災害 (saigai) - Natural disaster
- Fire Insurance (kasai hoken) - Fire insurance
- Car insurance (jidousha hoken) - Auto insurance
- Personal Injury Insurance (jinshin shougai hoken) - Personal Accident Insurance
- Health Insurance Card (kenkou hokenshou) - Health insurance card
- 印刷 (insatsu) - Printing
- Design (dezain) - Design
- インターネット (intaanetto) - Internet
- Homepage (ho-mupe-ji) - Website's home page
- Server - Servidor
- Cloud (kuraudo) - Cloud (cloud computing)
- ハードウェア (ha-douea) - Hardware
- Software (sofutouea) - Software
- System - System
- Network - Rede
- Program - Program
- バグ (bagu) - Bug (programming error)
- グローバル化 (guro-baru-ka) - Globalization
- Keiki (景気) - Economy
- 雇用 (koyou) - Employment
- 雇用形態 (koyou keitai) - Job type
- Flextime (furekkusu taimu) - Flexible schedule
- ワークライフバランス (wa-kuraifu baransu) - Work-life balance
- 業績 (gyouseki) - Business performance
- Growth (seichou) - Growth
- Business - Negócios, empreendimento
- Investor - Investidor
- 融資 (yuushi) - Loan
- 信用 (shinyou) - Credit
- Risk - Risco
- 債務 (saimu) - Debt
- Financial institution - Instituição financeira
- 銀行 (ginkou) - Bank
- Shinyou Kinko - Credit cooperative
- 証券 (shouken) - Securities
- Stock Market (kabushiki shijou) - Stock Market
- Exchange Rate (kawase) - Currency Exchange
- Foreign currency - Moeda estrangeira
- Currency (tsuuka) - Coin
