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    3. 人減らし

    人減らし

    人ひと減べら​し​

    personnel cut

    KMT8News #28+1NounWork & CareerKanji Vocab17 strokes

    ひとべらし

    Noun

    1.
    personnel cut, labor cut, labour cut

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    会かい社しゃは人ひと減べらしを計けい画かくしています。

    The company is planning personnel cuts.

    KMT7Work & Career
    経けい済ざいの悪あっ化かにより、多おおくの企き業ぎょうが人ひと減べらしに踏ふみ切きった。

    Due to the worsening economy, many companies resorted to personnel cuts.

    KMT8Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    彼かれは人ひと減べらしの対たい象しょうとなり、職しょくを失うしなった。

    He became a target for personnel cuts and lost his job.

    KMT8Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    政せい府ふは、人ひと減べらしによる失しつ業ぎょう者しゃの増ぞう加かを懸け念ねんしている。

    The government is concerned about the increase in unemployment due to personnel cuts.

    KMT8Politics & LawBusiness & Finance
    人ひと減べらしは短たん期き的てきなコスト削さく減げんにはなるが、長ちょう期き的てきな企き業ぎょうの成せい長ちょうには悪あく影えい響きょうを及およぼす可か能のう性せいがある。

    While personnel cuts can lead to short-term cost reductions, they may have a negative impact on long-term corporate growth.

    KMT9Work & CareerBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
    Kanji
    減
    へ.る・へ.らす…(1)
    dwindle・decrease・reduce・decline・curtail…(1)
    Kanji
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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