廃業

Reading

Kana: はいぎょう

Romaji: haigyō

Definition

noun

vs

1

cessation of business; discontinuation of business

Kanji

廃

Readings: ハイ、 すた.れる、 すた.る

Meanings: abolish, obsolete, cessation, discarding, abandon

業

Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ

Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance

Example Sentence

同社(どうしゃ)は何(なん)年間(ねんかん)も利益(りえき)が減(へ)りつづけた後(のち)、廃業(はいぎょう)した。

➥The company went out of business after many years of declining profits.