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    3. 格下げ

    格下げ

    格かく下さげ​

    demotion

    KMT10News #38+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab18 strokes

    かくさげ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    demotion, downgrading

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは格かく下さげされた。

    He was demoted.

    KMT5Business & FinanceWork & Career
    格かく下さげは従じゅう業ぎょう員いんのモチベーションに悪あく影えい響きょうを与あたえる可か能のう性せいがある。

    A demotion can potentially have a negative impact on employee motivation.

    KMT8Work & CareerBusiness & FinanceEmotions & Psychology
    製せい品ひんの品ひん質しつ問もん題だいが発はっ覚かくし、ブランドイメージが格かく下さげされた。

    A product quality issue came to light, and the brand image was downgraded.

    KMT9Business & FinanceWork & Career
    会かい社しゃの業ぎょう績せき悪あっ化かにより、彼かれの役やく職しょくが格かく下さげになった。

    Due to the company's deteriorating performance, his position was downgraded.

    KMT10Business & FinanceWork & Career
    この国くにの信しん用よう格かく付づけは、経けい済ざい状じょう況きょうの悪あっ化かを受うけて格かく下さげされた。

    This country's credit rating was downgraded due to the worsening economic situation.

    KMT10Business & FinancePolitics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    格
    status・rank・capacity・character・case (law, grammar)
    Kanji
    下
    した・しも・もと・さ.げる・さ.がる・くだ.る…(10)
    below・down・descend・give・low…(1)
    Kanji
    げ
    ge
    Kana
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