n. (Finance) A company that controls other independently incorporated companies by ownership of most or all of their stock, but does not directly control the daily operations of those companies. [ PJC ]
[けいれつ, keiretsu](n) (1) series; sequence; system; order of succession; (2) keiretsu (conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings); (P)#1068[Add to Longdo]
[さる(P);まし(ok);ましら(ok), saru (P); mashi (ok); mashira (ok)](n) (1) monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); (2) (さる only) (derog) sly person; (3) (さる only) sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); (4) (さる only) (See 自在鉤) clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook; (5) (さる only) (arch) (See 湯女) bathhouse prostitute; (P)#5820[Add to Longdo]