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How to say 'Closure' or 'Suspension' in Japanese | 休業

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The Japanese word for Closure or Suspension is 'Kyuugyou', written as 休業 in Japanese.'Closure' or 'Suspension' in hiragana is きゅうぎょう.

    word

    休業

    Meaning

    Closure, Suspension

    Reading

    きゅうぎょう

    kyuugyou

    Kanji

    休Rest 業Business

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '休業 (きゅうぎょう)' refers to the temporary or permanent cessation of business operations. It can be used to describe a business or establishment that is closed for a period of time, either due to holidays, maintenance, or other reasons. For example: The store is closed today「今日は休業です」(きょうはきゅうぎょうです). The factory will suspend operations next week「来週工場は休業します」(らいしゅうこうじょうはきゅうぎょうします). Note that '休業' is often used in formal or business contexts and can imply a planned or scheduled closure, as opposed to an unexpected shutdown.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    2900

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 休業

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    休

    Meaning

    Rest

  • kanji

    業

    Meaning

    Business

Words Related to 休業 Through the Kanji 休

These 17 Words contain the Kanji 休 as well.

  • word

    昼休み

    Meaning

    Lunch break

  • word

    冬休み

    Meaning

    Winter vacation

  • word

    休校

    Meaning

    School closure

  • word

    休憩

    Meaning

    Break

  • word

    休む

    Meaning

    Rest, Absent

  • word

    週休

    Meaning

    Weekly holiday

  • word

    休学

    Meaning

    Leave

  • word

    休み

    Meaning

    Rest, Break

  • word

    休養

    Meaning

    Rest

  • word

    休講

    Meaning

    Cancellation

  • word

    休める

    Meaning

    Rest

  • word

    一休み

    Meaning

    Rest

  • word

    休日

    Meaning

    Holiday

  • word

    休暇

    Meaning

    Vacation

  • word

    定休日

    Meaning

    Regular holiday

  • word

    夏休み

    Meaning

    Summer vacation

  • word

    連休

    Meaning

    Holiday

Words Related to 休業 Through the Kanji 業

These 23 Words contain the Kanji 業 as well.

  • word

    企業

    Meaning

    Company

  • word

    授業

    Meaning

    Lesson

  • word

    事業

    Meaning

    Business

  • word

    業

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    産業

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    作業

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    業務

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    卒業

    Meaning

    Graduation

  • word

    職業

    Meaning

    Occupation

  • word

    工業

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    農業

    Meaning

    Agriculture

  • word

    従業

    Meaning

    Employment

  • word

    営業

    Meaning

    Business

  • word

    残業

    Meaning

    Overtime

  • word

    失業

    Meaning

    Unemployment

  • word

    従業員

    Meaning

    Employee

  • word

    業績

    Meaning

    Achievement, Performance

  • word

    漁業

    Meaning

    Fishing

  • word

    業界

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    業者

    Meaning

    Trader, Contractor

  • word

    商業

    Meaning

    Commerce

  • word

    開業

    Meaning

    Business, Opening

  • word

    創業

    Meaning

    Founding

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