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削減

削減

See also: 削减

Chinese

 
to reduce; to pare (away); to cut (down); to scrape
 
to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish
trad. (削減) 削 減
simp. (削减) 削 减

Verb

削減

  1. to cut down; to reduce; to lower; to decrease; to cut; to curtail

Japanese

Kanji in this term
削 減
さく
Grade: S 		げん
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

削減 ‎(hiragana さくげん, romaji sakugen)

  1. reduction, downsizing, curtailment
    歳出 (さいしゅつ)削減 (さくげん)は財政再建 (ざいせいさいけん)に不可欠 (ふかけつ)である。
    Saishutsu sakugen wa zaisei saiken ni fukaketsu dearu.
    Cutting spending is essential to balancing the budget.

Verb

削減する ‎(hiragana さくげんする, romaji sakugen suru)

  1. reduction, downsizing, curtailment
  2. reduce, downsize, cut, curtail
    歳出 (さいしゅつ)を削減 (さくげん)しないのであれば増税 (ぞうぜい)はやむを得 (え)ない。
    Saishutsu o sakugen shinai nodeareba zōzei wa yamu o enai.
    Tax increases are inevitable if spending doesn't go down.

Conjugation

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

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