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keiretsu

/keɪˈɹɛtsu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
keiret-su
IPA
/keɪˈɹɛtsu/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A set of Japanese companies with interlocking business relationships and shareholdings.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 系列(けいれつ) (keiretsu, literally “system, series”), from Middle Chinese 繫 (ɣèj, “attached”) + 列 (ljet, “set, row”) (compare Mandarin 系列 (xìliè, “series, set”)).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

keiretsus (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

chaebol zaibatsu conglomerate conglomeration combine megacorporation supercorporation

Questions

How do you pronounce keiretsu?
The recorded pronunciation is /keɪˈɹɛtsu/.
What does keiretsu mean?
A set of Japanese companies with interlocking business relationships and shareholdings.
Where does keiretsu come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 系列(けいれつ) (keiretsu, literally “system, series”), from Middle Chinese 繫 (ɣèj, “attached”) + 列 (ljet, “set, row”) (compare Mandarin 系列 (xìliè, “series, set”)).

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