zaibatsu

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 財閥(ざいばつ) (zaibatsu), coined from Middle Chinese 財 (d͡zoj, “wealth”) + 閥 (bjot, “powerful family”). Doublet of chaebol. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /zaɪˈbætsuː/ (General American) IPA(key): /zaɪˈbɑtsu/ Rhymes: -ætsuː === Noun === zaibatsu (plural zaibatsu or zaibatsus) (business, historical) A large business conglomerate founded under the Empire of Japan, generally controlled by a single family or individual. (US, loosely) Any large corporation. Near-synonyms: megacorporation, supercorporation ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== chaebol (relating to South Korea) keiretsu == Japanese == === Romanization === zaibatsu Rōmaji transcription of ざいばつ