富士

Fujifilm's Chinese name 富士 (Fù shì) translates the Japanese 富士 (Fuji): 富 means 'wealthy/abundant' and 士 means 'samurai/scholar/gentleman'. The name comes from Mount Fuji (富士山), Japan's iconic peak. The company was founded in 1934 to produce photographic film domestically, and has since diversified into healthcare and document solutions.

Character-by-character pronunciation

富士 uses 2 characters to represent the brand name in Chinese. Each character contributes to the phonetic or semantic rendering.