Episode

Episode 72 - 御社・弊社

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How to Japanese Podcast
Published
Jan 30, 2026
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1182
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Summary

This month, I wrote about 御社 ( onsha ) and 弊社 ( heisha ), two business words used to mean "your (honorable) company" and "my (humble) company." These were difficult for me to differentiate at first, but I have a helpful mnemonic, and a helpful way to understand how they get used: essentially they function as pronouns. Check out the newsletter and the blog . Feel free to reach out with any questions or 悩み事 to [email protected] . You can also follow How to Japanese on the newsletter , Bluesky , Instagram , TikTok , and Facebook .