ストsuto

1. nounstrike (i.e. industrial action)
   「あの人ひとたちは、またストをやるんだろうか」「どうもそうらしいね」↗

   "Will they go on strike again?" "I'm afraid so."

• SynonymストライキNeutralThe full form of 「スト」; identical meaning and freely interchangeable. 「スト」 is the everyday abbreviation and appears in compounds like 「ゼネスト」 and 「スト権」.
• Synonym罷業ひぎょうWrittenA Sino-Japanese word found in written prose, now old-fashioned; it can also broadly mean deliberately not working. In speech use 「スト」 or 「ストライキ」.
• Synonym同盟罷業どうめいひぎょうFormalThe formal legal and academic term, found in statutes and scholarly discussion; in everyday speech people say 「スト」.
• Antonym稼働かどうNeutralMachines running or people working — the opposite of 「スト」 halting labor; often used of equipment and factories in operation.

For everyday talk and news, use 「スト」 or 「ストライキ」 — they are interchangeable. 「同盟罷業」 is the term for legal and academic discussion, while 「罷業」 now sounds dated. Use 「稼働」 for the opposite: work or machines running.

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1. ストライキ (←英語えいご:strike) の略りゃく。同盟どうめい罷業ひぎょう。