회사
hoesa · TOPIK 1
company, firm
🏢 회사 = 會 (gather) + 社 (society): people gathered into a firm
Hanja 會社, the same word as Japanese kaisha. 회 (會) means to meet or gather, as in 회의 (meeting). 사 (社) means society or organised group, as in 사회 (society) and 사장 (company boss). A company is a gathered society.