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存廃問題 (そんぱいもんだい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

存そん廃ぱい問もん題だい

Meanings

1

noun

question of whether to keep or abolish

Used in formal contexts about institutions, organizations, systems, or facilities. Often appears in news or policy discussions.

その委い員いん会かいの存そん廃ぱい問もん題だいが議ぎ会かいで議ぎ論ろんされた。
The question of whether to keep or abolish the committee was debated in the assembly.
老ろう朽きゅう化かした施し設せつの存そん廃ぱい問もん題だいは、地ち域いき住じゅう民みんにとって大おおきな関かん心しん事じだ。
The issue of whether to maintain or close the aging facility is a major concern for local residents.

Kanji

存exist, suppose, be aware of
廃abolish, obsolete, cessation
問question, ask, problem
題

topic, subject

Similar words

存そん続ぞく
存続 means 'continued existence' or 'survival', while 存廃問題 is the specific question of whether something should continue to exist or be abolished.
廃はい止し
廃止 means 'abolition' or 'discontinuation', the act of doing away with something. 存廃問題 is the debate about whether to take that action.

Etymology

Compound of 存 (existence, continuation), 廃 (abolition, discontinuation), and 問題 (problem, question).