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合併: merger (of companies, towns, etc.), combination, union, amalgamation, consolidation, coalition, | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

合併(がっぺい)

がっぺい

merger (of companies, towns, etc.), combination, union, amalgamation, consolidation, coalition, fusion, annexation, affiliation, incorporation

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Reading and meaning

Reading: がっぺい
Romaji: gappei
Meaning: merger (of companies, towns, etc.), combination, union, amalgamation, consolidation, coalition, fusion, annexation, affiliation, incorporation
Word type: noun

FuriganaEnglish

両社(りょうしゃ)の合併(がっぺい)により、新会社(しん)が設立(いしゃがせつりつ)された。
A new company was established through the merger of the two firms.
市町村(しちょうそん)の合併(がっぺい)で行政区域(ぎょうせいくいき)が広(ひろ)がった。
The municipal merger expanded the administrative area.
合併協議(がっぺいきょうぎ)は株主(かぶぬし)

の

反対(はんたい)

で

難航(なんこう)

している。

The merger talks are deadlocked due to opposition from shareholders.

二(ふた)つの大学(だいがく)は合併(がっぺい)を機(き)に、学部(がくぶ)の再編(さいへん)に着手(ちゃくしゅ)した。

The two universities took the merger as an opportunity to begin reorganizing their faculties.