他社

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 他社 is read as たしゃ and means another company as distinct from one's own.
• Basic usage: It can identify products used for comparison or the outside company supplying a part.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Contrasting with one's own company
  • 他社の製品 means a product made by a company other than one's own. Example: 自社の商品を他社の製品と比較しました。
• Naming an outside supplier
  • 他社から取り寄せる means ordering and obtaining an item from another company. Example: この部品は他社から取り寄せています。