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    3. 降格

    降格

    降こう格かく

    demotion

    KMT8News #24+1Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, IntransitiveWork & CareerKanji Vocab20 strokes

    こうかく

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    1.
    demotion, relegation, downgrading

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    彼かれは降こう格かくさせられた。

    He was demoted.

    KMT6Work & Career
    業ぎょう績せき不ふ振しんにより、部ぶ長ちょうから課か長ちょうに降こう格かくとなった。

    Due to poor performance, he was demoted from department head to section chief.

    KMT8Work & Career
    彼かれの降こう格かくは、社しゃ内ないの人じん事じ制せい度どの見 直 しにつながった。

    His demotion led to a review of the company's personnel system.

    KMT8Work & Career
    スポーツの世せ界かいでは、成せい績せき不ふ振しんで下したのリーグに降こう格かくすることがある。

    In the world of sports, teams can be relegated to a lower league due to poor performance.

    KMT8Sports & Martial ArtsWork & Career
    降こう格かくは、従じゅう業ぎょう員いんのモチベーションに深しん刻こくな影えい響きょうを与あたえる可か能のう性せいがあります。

    Demotion can have a serious impact on employee motivation.

    KMT9Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    降
    お.りる・お.ろす・ふ.る・ふ.り・くだ.る・くだ.す…(4)
    descend・precipitate・fall・surrender
    格
    status・rank・capacity・character・case (law, grammar)
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