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    3. 削減

    削減

    削さく減げん

    cut

    N1KMT3News #1+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab21 strokes

    さくげん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    cut, reduction, curtailment

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    経けい費ひを削さく減げんします。

    We will cut expenses.

    KMT2Business & FinanceCore Concepts
    政せい府ふは予よ算さんの削さく減げんを検けん討とうしています。

    The government is considering budget cuts.

    KMT3Politics & LawBusiness & Finance
    人じん件けん費ひの削さく減げんは、従じゅう業ぎょう員いんのモチベーションに影えい響きょうを与あたえます。

    Reducing labor costs affects employee motivation.

    KMT4Business & FinanceWork & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    コスト削さく減げんは企き業ぎょうの競きょう争そう力りょくを高たかめる上うえで不ふ可か欠けつです。

    Cost reduction is essential for enhancing a company's competitiveness.

    KMT5Business & FinanceCore Concepts
    二に酸さん化か炭たん素そ排はい出しゅつ量りょうの削さく減げんは、地ち球きゅう温おん暖だん化か対たい策さくの重じゅう要ような柱はしらです。

    Reducing carbon dioxide emissions is an important pillar of global warming countermeasures.

    KMT6Business & FinanceNature & EnvironmentScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    削
    けず.る・はつ.る・そ.ぐ…(2)
    plane・sharpen・whittle・pare・shave
    減
    へ.る・へ.らす…(1)
    dwindle・decrease・reduce・decline・curtail…(1)
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