Word Meaning 起業

きぎょう kigyou

起業 is read as きぎょう (kigyou) and means starting a business.

Meaning

English

  1. starting a business
  2. promotion of enterprise

Reading

Kana

きぎょう

Romaji

kigyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Synonyms 興業,開業,創業 Related Words 創業,創設,起こす,やり始める,始める,開業,出発 Rank 19935 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

起業家

きぎょうか

entrepreneur

起業家精神

きぎょうかせいしん

entrepreneurial spirit

週末起業

しゅうまつきぎょう

running a start-up company after work or on weekends

社会起業家

しゃかいきぎょうか

social entrepreneur

連続起業家

れんぞくきぎょうか

serial entrepreneur

起こす

おこす

to fall ill with

起こる

おこる

to occur

起立

きりつ

standing up

起きる

おきる

to get up

起動

きどう

startup

起用

きよう

appointment (to a position, job, etc.)

Example Sentences

3

John left the company and started his own.

It has been three years since Bob started his own business.

Those who aspire to start their own businesses must be able to overcome unforeseen adversity.