取り潰す

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 取り潰す, read とりつぶす, means abolishing an organization or institution and ending its existence.
• Basic usage: In 会社は採算の取れない子会社を取り潰す方針を示した。, the company announces a policy of dissolving an unprofitable subsidiary.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Ending an organization's existence
  • Both the 藩 and 子会社 examples concern abolishing an organization itself. This is stronger than temporarily suspending operations, and the subsidiary example states a policy rather than a completed action.