統(とう)廃(はい)合(ごう)

とうはいごうtouhaigou

Rare or specialisedNoun

Meanings

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nounnoun or participle which takes surutransitive verb

reorganization (e.g. of a company); reorganisation; consolidation; scrap-and-build

人(じん)口(こう)減(げん)少(しょう)に伴(ともな)い、地(ち)方(ほう)の小(しょう)学(がっ)校(こう)が統(とう)廃(はい)合(ごう)され、通(つう)学(がく)の負(ふ)担(たん)が大(おお)きくなった。

With the declining population, local elementary schools have been consolidated or closed, increasing the burden of commuting to school.

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