企業

きぎょう · kigyou · JLPT N3 · noun

business

🏢💼 企業 = undertake/plan (企) + work/trade (業) → an enterprise

企 is 人 (person) above 止 (foot): someone on tiptoe looking ahead, so it means to plan or undertake. 業 means work or trade, as in 職業 (occupation). Planned work becomes a business, a company.

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