倒産

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JLPT N1

Meaning

Bankruptcy, insolvency, business failure (of a company)

Examples

• その会社は多額の負債を抱え、ついに倒産した。 — That company accumulated a large debt and finally went bankrupt.
• 景気悪化が原因で、多くの企業が倒産の危機に瀕している。 — Due to the economic downturn, many companies are on the verge of bankruptcy.
• 彼の会社は突然の倒産で、多くの従業員が職を失った。 — With his company's sudden bankruptcy, many employees lost their jobs.