会社

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 会社 is read as かいしゃ and means “company”.
• Basic usage: It refers to a company as a workplace and to a new company established with a friend.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 会社で働く / 会社を作る
  • Use 会社で働く for the workplace and 会社を作る for the organization being founded.