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倒産 (とうさん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

倒とう産さん

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

bankruptcy; insolvency; business failure

Refers specifically to corporate or business bankruptcy, not personal bankruptcy. Commonly used in news and legal contexts.

その会かい社しゃは去きょ年ねん倒とう産さんした。
That company went bankrupt last year.
倒とう産さんが相あい次つ

い

で

いる

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Bankruptcies are occurring one after another.

Kanji

倒overthrow, fall, collapse
産products, bear, give birth

Similar words

破は産さん
破産 is a broader legal term for bankruptcy, applicable to both individuals and companies, while 倒産 is used almost exclusively for corporate failures.

Etymology

Compound of 倒 (to collapse, fall) and 産 (property, assets), literally meaning 'collapse of assets'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term has been used in modern Japanese to refer to corporate bankruptcy.