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妨業 (ぼうぎょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

妨ぼう業ぎょう

Meanings

1

noun

sabotage; obstruction of business

Refers to deliberate interference with business operations or work. A somewhat formal or technical term.

組くみ合あいは会かい社しゃの妨業ぼうぎ行為ょうこういを非ひ難なんした。
The union condemned the company's acts of sabotage.
妨業ぼうぎ罪ょうざいで起き訴そされた。
He was prosecuted for obstruction of business.

Kanji

妨disturb, prevent, hamper
業business, vocation, arts

Similar words

妨ぼう害がい
妨害 is a broader term for obstruction or interference in general, while 妨業 specifically targets business or work activities.
サボタージュ
サボタージュ is a loanword from French/English and is more commonly used in everyday speech for sabotage, whereas 妨業 is a Sino-Japanese term often used in legal or formal contexts.

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound: 妨 (obstruct) + 業 (business, work). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in modern legal and formal contexts.