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    3. 切り詰める

    切り詰める

    切きり​詰つめ​る​

    to shorten

    KMT9News #29+1Verb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab22 strokes

    切りつめる切詰める

    きりつめる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to shorten, to cut short, to trim
    2.
    to cut down on, to reduce, to scrimp on, to economize, to economise

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    予よ算さんを切きり詰つめる必ひつ要ようがある。

    We need to cut down on the budget.

    KMT9Daily Life
    彼かれは生せい活かつ費ひを切きり詰つめて貯ちょ金きんしている。

    He is economizing on living expenses to save money.

    KMT9Daily Life
    食しょく費ひを切きり詰つめるために、自じ炊すいの回 数 を増ふやした。

    To cut down on food expenses, I increased the number of times I cooked for myself.

    KMT9Daily LifeFood & Dining
    プロジェクトの遅おくれを取とり戻もどすため、開かい発はつ期き間かんを切きり詰つめることになった。

    To make up for the project delay, we had to shorten the development period.

    KMT9Work & CareerTechnology
    納のう期きが迫せまっているため、作さ業ぎょう時じ間かんを切きり詰つめて完かん成せいさせた。

    Because the deadline was approaching, I shortened the work time to complete it.

    KMT10Work & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    切
    き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り・-ぎ.り・き.れる…(9)
    cut・cutoff・be sharp
    Kanji
    詰
    つ.める・つ.め・-づ.め・つ.まる・つ.む…(4)
    packed・close・pressed・reprove・rebuke…(1)
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    め
    me
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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