企業

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 企業 is a noun read きぎょう, meaning a company or enterprise organized to conduct economic activity by providing goods or services.
• Basic usage: It can describe a local company holding a student tour or a small company possessing technology of its own.
  • 地域の企業が学生向けの見学会を開いた。 says that a local company held a tour for students; 小さな企業でも独自の技術を持っている。 says that even a small company has its own technology.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 学生向けの見学会
  • 向け identifies students as the intended audience for the tour.
• 小さな企業でも
  • でも emphasizes that small companies are included among those possessing distinctive technology.
• 企業 and 会社
  • 企業 denotes an enterprise or organization conducting business activity, while 会社 commonly refers to a company as a legal or workplace entity.