Translation guide
The act of forming a legal corporation or including something as part of a whole. This guide focuses on the business/legal sense of creating a company, and the general sense of including something into a larger entity.
To establish a company as a legal entity.
The standard term for incorporation of a legal entity. '法人' means corporation, '設立' means establishment.
新会社の法人設立手続きを進めています。
We are proceeding with the incorporation procedures for the new company.
Specifically refers to establishing a company (株式会社 etc.). More common in everyday business contexts.
To incorporate an element, idea, or feature into something larger.
法人設立 is strictly for legal incorporation of a company. For including features or ideas, use 組み込む or 取り入れる.
組み込む implies embedding something into a structure or system, often technically. 取り入れる implies adopting something from outside, like a method or trend. 含める is simply 'to include'.
会社設立には定款の作成が必要です。
Incorporation requires the creation of articles of incorporation.
Refers to the registration process of incorporation. '登記' means registration.
設立登記が完了しました。
The incorporation registration has been completed.
The process of turning something into a corporation (e.g., a sole proprietorship becoming a company).
個人事業を法人化する予定です。
I plan to incorporate my sole proprietorship.
Loanword from English, used in company names (e.g., Japan Inc.) or in international contexts. Not a verb.
社名に「インコーポレーション」を付ける企業もあります。
Some companies add 'Incorporation' to their company name.
To incorporate, embed, or build in. Used for features, systems, elements.
新しい機能をシステムに組み込みました。
We incorporated new features into the system.
このデザインには伝統的な要素が組み込まれています。
Traditional elements are incorporated into this design.
To adopt, introduce, or incorporate (ideas, methods, trends). Often implies actively bringing in from outside.
最新の技術を取り入れて製品を改良しました。
We improved the product by incorporating the latest technology.
To include (as part of a list, group, or whole). More general than '組み込む'.
報告書にそのデータを含めてください。
Please incorporate that data into the report.
To integrate or merge into a unified whole. Often used for systems, organizations, or data.
複数のデータベースを統合して一元管理する。
Incorporate multiple databases into a single management system.