弊へい社しゃ

へ

い

しゃ

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

our company; our firm

humble (kenjougo)

Humble (kenjougo) term used when referring to one's own company to outsiders. Not used when speaking within the company.

弊へい社しゃの製せい品ひんについてご説せつ明めいいたします。
I will explain about our company's products.

弊へい

社しゃ

で

は

新しん

入にゅう

社しゃ

員いん

を

募ぼ

集しゅう

し

て

おり

ます

。

Our company is recruiting new employees.

Kanji

弊abuse, evil, vice
社company, firm, office

Similar words

当とう社しゃ
当社 is a neutral or slightly formal term for 'our company', used both internally and externally, while 弊社 is explicitly humble and used only to outsiders.
自じ社しゃ
自社 is a neutral term meaning 'one's own company', often used in objective contexts like business analysis, without the humble nuance of 弊社.

Etymology

Compound of 弊 (hei, 'humble' prefix) and 社 (sha, 'company'). The prefix 弊 is used in humble language to refer to things associated with oneself or one's in-group.