企
企·plan, undertake, attempt
- On-yomi
- キ
- Kun-yomi
- くわだ(てる)
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 企業 | きぎょう | enterprise, company |
| 企画 | きかく | planning, project |
| 企てる | くわだてる | to plan, to scheme |
| 企図 | きと | plan, design |
Example sentences
新しい企画を来週提案します。
あたらしいきかくをらいしゅうていあんします。
I will propose a new project next week.
大企業ばかりが得をする仕組みだ。
だいきぎょうばかりがとくをするしくみだ。
It is a system in which only big corporations benefit.
彼らは脱走を企てたが失敗した。
かれらはだっそうをくわだてたがしっぱいした。
They attempted an escape but failed.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
- 企止企 is 人 standing on top of 止 (stop); 止 alone is the bottom half.
- 企仝仝 also puts 人 over a small element, but 企 clearly has the four-stroke 止 beneath.
Common mistakes
- Reading 企業 as きごう instead of きぎょう
- Note that 企てる usually carries a negative or secretive tone, unlike the neutral 計画する
Memory aid
Picture it
A person (人) up on tiptoe, stopped (止) and craning ahead — looking forward to what they are planning.
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