Translation guide
Describes a business closing permanently, often involving liquidation sales. Japanese expressions vary by formality and context.
To say a business is ceasing operations for good.
Standard term for going out of business, used for small to medium businesses. Neutral formality.
We will be going out of business next month.
Literally 'close store', commonly used for retail shops and restaurants closing permanently.
This store is going out of business next week.
Means 'go bankrupt', implying financial failure. Stronger and more negative than 廃業.
That company went out of business (went bankrupt).
Colloquial expression for closing a shop permanently, often used in casual conversation.
I decided to close my long-running shop for good.
Noun form, often seen in signs or formal announcements.
Notice of going out of business
To describe a sale held because the business is closing.
Common term for a store closing sale. Often used in advertisements.
Everything is half price in our going-out-of-business sale.
Literally 'inventory clearance sale', often used when going out of business but can also be for regular clearance.
Directly means 'going-out-of-business sale', but less common than 閉店セール.
Everything must go due to going out of business.
廃業 is a voluntary closure, 倒産 is bankruptcy (involuntary, financial failure), and 閉店 simply means closing a store (can be temporary or permanent). For 'going out of business', 廃業 or 閉店 are safest unless bankruptcy is specifically meant.
The phrase 'going out of business' does not have a single direct equivalent. Use the appropriate Japanese expression based on context (closure, bankruptcy, sale).
The store is going out of business.
They're having a going-out-of-business sale.
We are holding a clearance sale due to going out of business.