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    3. 棚上げ

    棚上げ

    棚たな上あげ​

    shelving (a matter, plan, etc.)

    KMT7News #14+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveBusiness & FinanceWork & CareerKanji Vocab20 strokes

    たなあげ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    shelving (a matter, plan, etc.), pigeonholing, tabling, putting aside, putting on hold
    2.
    keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)

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    その計けい画かくは一いち時じ的てきに棚たな上あげされた。

    That plan was temporarily put on hold.

    KMT6Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    予よ算さん不ぶ足そくのため、新あたらしいプロジェクトは棚たな上あげになった。

    Due to budget shortages, the new project was shelved.

    KMT7Business & FinanceWork & Career
    彼かれの昇しょう進しんは、会かい社しゃの組そ織しき変へん更こうのため棚たな上あげになった。

    His promotion was put on hold due to company organizational changes.

    KMT7Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    両りょう国こく間かんの領りょう土ど問もん題だいは、長なが年ねん棚たな上あげされたままだ。

    The territorial dispute between the two countries has remained shelved for many years.

    KMT7Politics & LawHistory
    意い見けんの対たい立りつが解かい消しょうされない限かぎり、この問もん題だいは棚たな上あげされるだろう。

    Unless the conflict of opinions is resolved, this issue will likely be put on hold.

    KMT8Politics & LawWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    棚
    たな・-だな…(1)
    shelf・ledge・rack・mount・mantle…(1)
    Kanji
    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
    Kanji
    げ
    ge
    Kana
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