keiretsu

English

Etymology

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

Noun

keiretsu (plural keiretsus or keiretsu)

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

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