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怠業 (たいぎょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
sabotage ; slowdown ; go-slow
Refers to deliberate work slowdown or obstruction, often in labor disputes or protest contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する as an intransitive verb.
彼かれ ら は 抗こう 議ぎ の 手しゅ 段だん と し て 怠たい 業ぎょう し た 。
They engaged in a go-slow as a form of protest.
Kanji 業 business, vocation, arts Similar words サボタージュ A loanword from French/English, often used for more active or destructive sabotage, while 怠業 specifically implies a work slowdown or passive resistance.
ストライキ Refers to a full work stoppage (strike), whereas 怠業 is a slowdown where work continues but at a reduced pace.
Etymology Compound of 怠 (たい, 'neglect, be lazy') and 業 (ぎょう, 'work, business'), literally meaning 'neglecting work'.
