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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

創そう業ぎょう

sougyou

to found a business

Example sentences

  1. この会社かいしゃは1930年ねんの創業そうぎょうです。

    This company was established in 1930.

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  2. 宗円そうえんの子孫しそんのひとりは東京とうきょうで「永谷園ながたにえん」を創業そうぎょうした。

    One of Soen’s descendant established 'Nagatanien' in Tokyo.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 「千福せんぶく」の名前なまえの由来ゆらいは創業そうぎょう者しゃの母ははと妻つまの名前なまえからとったという。

    The name 'Sempuku' derives from the names of its founder’s mother and wife.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 創業

  • 創genesis; woundOnソウ・ショウKunつくる・はじめる・きず
  • 業business; vocationOnギョウ・ゴウKunわざ

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