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    3. 切り捨て

    切り捨て

    切きり​捨すて​

    cutting a person down (without a second thought)

    KMT8News #20+1NounBusiness & FinanceScience & MathKanji Vocab18 strokes

    切捨て斬り捨て斬捨て

    きりすて

    Noun

    1.
    cutting a person down (without a second thought), sacrificing, throwing to the wolves, treating as sword fodder
    2.
    omission, rounding down (e.g. fractions), truncation

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    小しょう数すう点てん以い下かは切きり捨すててください。

    Please round down the decimal places.

    KMT6Science & MathDaily Life
    彼かれはコスト削さく減げんのため、一いち部ぶの事じ業ぎょうを切きり捨すてた。

    He cut off some businesses to reduce costs.

    KMT8Business & Finance
    計けい算さんでは、誤ご差さを減へらすために有ゆう効こう数すう字じの切きり捨すてが重じゅう要ようだ。

    In calculations, rounding down significant figures is important to reduce errors.

    KMT8Science & MathEducation
    企き業ぎょうが従じゅう業ぎょう員いんを安あん易いに切きり捨すてることは許ゆるされない。

    It is not permissible for companies to easily discard employees.

    KMT9Business & FinanceEmotions & Psychology
    不ふ採さい算さん部ぶ門もんの切きり捨すては、会かい社しゃの存そん続ぞくのために必ひつ要ような決けつ断だんだった。

    Cutting off unprofitable divisions was a necessary decision for the company's survival.

    KMT9Business & Finance

    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
    捨
    す.てる…(1)
    discard・throw away・abandon・resign・reject…(1)
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
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