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罷業 (ひぎょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

罷ひ業ぎょう

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Meanings

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noun

strike; walkout

Formal or written term for a labor strike; in everyday speech ストライキ or スト is more common.

労ろう働どう組くみ合あいは賃ちん上あげを求もとめて罷ひ業ぎょうに踏ふみ切きった。
The labor union went on strike demanding a wage increase.

Kanji

罷quit, stop, leave
業business, vocation, arts

Similar words

ストライキ
Common loanword for 'strike'; used in everyday conversation and news. 罷業 is more formal and less frequent.
スト
Abbreviation of ストライキ, very common in casual speech. 罷業 is a written, formal equivalent.

Etymology

Compound of 罷 (stop, resign) and 業 (work, business). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of ceasing work as a protest.