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倒産: (corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency, commercial failure, failed business | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

倒産(とうさん)

とうさん

(corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency, commercial failure, failed business

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Reading: とうさん
Romaji: tousan
Meaning: (corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency, commercial failure, failed business
Word type: noun

FuriganaEnglish

急激(きゅうげき)な円安(えんやす)と原材料費(げんざいりょうひ)の高騰(こうとう)が重(かさ)なり、その製造会社(せいぞうがいしゃ)は倒産(とうさん)に追(お)い込(こ)まれた。
The rapid depreciation of the yen and soaring raw material costs combined to drive the manufacturing company into bankruptcy.
取引先(とりひきさき)の倒産(とうさん)で、代金(

だいきん

)

の

回収(かいしゅう)

が

困難(こんなん)

になった。

The business partner's bankruptcy made it difficult to collect the payment.

不正会計(ふせいかいけい)の発覚(はっかく)が、老舗企業(しにせきぎょう)の倒産(とうさん)を招(まね)いた。

The discovery of accounting fraud led to the bankruptcy of the long-established company.

倒産(とうさん)の危機(きき)を乗(の)り越(こ)え、会社(かいしゃ)は再建(さいけん)を果(は)たした。

After overcoming the threat of bankruptcy, the company successfully rebuilt itself.