Meaning of 倒産 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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倒産JLPT 1
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Kana Readingとうさん
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Romajitōsan
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- (corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
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Example Sentences
倒産, とうさん used in context
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Thousands of small businesses went under during the recession.
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They neglected his advice, with the result the their company went bankrupt.
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They blamed him for the failure of the company.
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彼の会社は倒産した。そしてさらに困ったことには、彼自身交通事故に遭ってしまった。
His company went bankrupt, and to make matters worse, he met with a traffic accident.
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Many small companies went bankrupt.
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The newspaper said that XYZ oil company went belly-up today.
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Kanji found in this word
overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down
On: トウ
Kun: たお.れる, -だお.れ, たお.す, さかさま, さかさ, さかしま
10 strokes
products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property
On: サン
Kun: う.む, う.まれる, うぶ-, む.す
11 strokes
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