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Definition and Synonyms for 削減
| 1. | 削減 | 抜本的に切り取る |
| Slash | cut drastically | |
| Synonyms: | 削減 | |
| 2. | 節約 | 財政的に安定するための支出の軽減 |
| Curtailment | the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable | |
| Synonyms: | 削減, 節減, 節約 | |
| 3. | 減軽 | 制限を設ける |
| Curb | place restrictions on | |
| Synonyms: | はつる, 制限, 削る, 削減, 押さえる, 縮減, 限る, 限定 | |
| 4. | 減少 | 量や数を減らす行為 |
| Cut | the act of reducing the amount or number | |
| Synonyms: | カット, 低減, 削減, 引き下げ, 引き下げる, 減少, 減額, 縮小 | |
| 5. | 短縮 | 量や率の減少 |
| Cutback | a reduction in quantity or rate | |
| Synonyms: | カットバック, 削減, 短縮 | |
| 6. | 減じる | カットして減らす |
| Trim Down | cut down on | |
| Synonyms: | そぐ, はつる, つづめる, 低減, 切削, 削る, 削減, 減じる, 減ずる, 減らす, 減少, 減損, 減殺, 減額, 短縮, 節する, 節倹, 節減, 節約, 約する, 縮小, 縮減, 軽減 | |
| 7. | 短縮 | 複雑さを減らす行為 |
| Reduction | the act of reducing complexity | |
| Synonyms: | リダクション, 低減, 値下げ, 切り詰め, 切り詰める, 削減, 引き下げ, 引き下げる, 減反, 減少, 短縮, 節減, 簡素化, 縮小, 還元 | |
| 8. | 減じる | 減少させる |
| Trim Down | make a reduction in | |
| Synonyms: | そぐ, はつる, つづめる, 低減, 切削, 削る, 削減, 減じる, 減ずる, 減らす, 減少, 減損, 減殺, 減額, 短縮, 節する, 節倹, 節減, 節約, 約する, 縮小, 縮減, 軽減 |
Meanings for each kanji in 削減
| » | 削 | plane; sharpen; whittle; pare |
| » | 減 | dwindle; decrease; reduce; decline; curtail; get hungry |
Categories 削減 is a member of
| 1. | 変易 | 何かを変える行為 |
| Change | the action of changing something | |
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| 2. | 節用 | 節約する行為 |
| Economy | an act of economizing | |
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| 3. | 制限 | 制限、または限定する |
| Circumscribe | restrict or confine, | |
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| 4. | 減少 | 何かを小さく、あるいは少なくする行為 |
| Decrease | the act of decreasing or reducing something | |
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| 5. | 減じる | カットして減らす |
| Trim Down | cut down on | |
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| 6. | 減じる | 小さくする |
| Minify | make smaller | |
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Sample Sentences for 削減
連邦政府の予算削減は社会保障の給付に影響が及ぶでしょう。
Federal budget cuts will take a bite out of Social Security benefits.
あの会社は今、希望退職者に退職金を多く都合することで人員削減を図っている。
That company aims to reduce employee numbers by arranging a lot of retirement money for voluntary redundancies.
退職を選択する人々は、６２歳という若さで退職を選べるのである。もっとも、その年齢で社会保障年金を受け取り始めると、支払金額が２０％削減されてしまうことになるだろうが。
Those who choose to retire can do so as early as sixty-two, although starting to draw their Social Security pension at that age would mean that the payments are reduced by 20 percent.
トヨタは今年従業員を１０００人削減することを発表した。
Toyota Corporation announced that it would cut 1,000 positions this year.
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