Japanese word

系列

Pronunciation

Romajikeiretsu

Meaning

  • nounaffiliate

Example

この店は有名なホテルの系列です。ko no mise wa yū mei na ho te ru no kei retsu de su

This store is an affiliate of a famous hotel.

Illustration for 系列 (affiliate)

More examples

彼の会社は海外企業の系列に入りました。kare no gai sha wa kai gai ki gyō no kei retsu ni hai ri ma shi ta

His company became an affiliate of an overseas corporation.

Core concept

Refers to a separate organization whose activities or ownership are tied to a larger organization through an established connection.

Common phrases

  • 系列ホテルkei retsu ho te ru

    affiliated hotel

  • 企業の系列ki gyō no kei retsu

    corporate affiliate

  • 系列校kei retsu kō

    affiliated school

Similar words

グループgurūpu: A set of companies or organizations connected through ownership, management, or business ties.
傘下sanka: A company or organization under the control or influence of a larger organization.
関連会社kanrengaisha: A company that has an ongoing business or capital connection with another company.
チェーンchēn: A set of stores or businesses operating under a shared name or management system.

Definition in Japanese

企業や組織が、資本や業務を通じて一定のつながりを持つ関係。また、その関係にある企業や組織。ki gyō ya so shiki ga shi hon ya gyō mu o tsū ji te it tei no tsu na ga ri o mo tsu kan kei ma ta so no kan kei ni a ru ki gyō ya so shiki

Word origin

系列 (keiretsu) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 系 (kei, "lineage or system") and 列 (retsu, "row or array"), suggesting a group formed by connected members.

Usage tips

  • The word 系列 (keiretsu) is useful for describing a hotel-linked store or a company in the same corporate group, rather than a branch that is necessarily owned directly.

Other meanings

  • seriesnoun
  • systemnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 系列化keiretsukaaffiliationnoun

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