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    3. 合理化

    合理化

    合ごう理り化か

    rationalization

    KMT4News #6+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveBusiness & FinanceEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab21 strokes

    ごうりか

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    rationalization, making (something) conform to reason, justification
    2.
    rationalization (of a company, industry, etc.), rationalisation, streamlining, making more efficient
    3.
    rationalization
    psychology

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    業ぎょう務むの合ごう理り化かを進すすめています。

    We are promoting the rationalization of operations.

    KMT4Business & FinanceWork & Career
    コスト削さく減げんのために、生せい産さん工こう程ていの合ごう理り化かが必ひつ要ようです。

    Rationalization of the production process is necessary to reduce costs.

    KMT4Business & FinanceWork & Career
    彼かれは自じ分ぶんの失しっ敗ぱいを合ごう理り化かしようとした。

    He tried to rationalize his own failure.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    会かい社しゃの合ごう理り化か計けい画かくは、従じゅう業ぎょう員いんに不ふ安あんを与あたえた。

    The company's rationalization plan caused anxiety among employees.

    KMT5Business & FinanceEmotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    彼かれの行こう動どうは、自じ己こ合ごう理り化かに過すぎない。

    His actions are nothing more than self-rationalization.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts

    Kanji that make up this word

    合
    あ.う・-あ.う・あ.い・あい-・-あ.い・-あい…(16)
    fit・suit・join・0.1
    理
    ことわり…(17)
    logic・arrangement・reason・justice・truth
    化
    ば.ける・ば.かす・ふ.ける・け.する…(2)
    change・take the form of・influence・enchant・delude…(1)
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