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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jigyō
"それは大きな事業です。"
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A task, project, or enterprise, especially one that is large or difficult.
"Writing a dictionary is a massive undertaking."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Middle English undertaken, equivalent to under- + take. In the sense of a business enterprise, it developed from the meaning of taking something upon oneself.
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entreprise
Transliteration: entreprise
"C'est une vaste entreprise."
Unternehmen
Transliteration: Unternehmen
"Das ist ein großes Unternehmen."
impresa
Transliteration: impresa
"È una grande impresa."
empresa
Transliteration: empresa
"Es una gran empresa."
empreendimento
Transliteration: empreendimento
"É um grande empreendimento."
उपक्रम
Transliteration: upakram
"यह एक बड़ा उपक्रम है।"
事业
Transliteration: shìyè
"这是一项伟大的事业。"
사업
Transliteration: sabeop
"이것은 큰 사업입니다."
事業
Transliteration: jigyō
"それは大きな事業です。"
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