Word Meaning 削減

さくげん sakugen

削減 is read as さくげん (sakugen) and means cut.

Meaning

English

  1. cut
  2. reduction
  3. curtailment

Reading

Kana

さくげん

Romaji

sakugen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 追加 Rank 2134 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

人員削減

じんいんさくげん

personnel reduction

経費削減

けいひさくげん

reduction of expenditure

労働力削減

ろうどうりょくさくげん

workforce reduction

予算削減

よさんさくげん

budget cut

軍備削減

ぐんびさくげん

arms reduction

兵力削減

へいりょくさくげん

force reduction

大幅削減

おおはばさくげん

sharp reduction

債務削減

さいむさくげん

debt reduction

コスト削減

こすとさくげん

cost reduction

行政紙削減法

ぎょうせいしさくげんほう

Government Paperwork Elimination Act (USA)

二酸化炭素削減義務

にさんかたんそさくげんぎむ

carbon dioxide reducing obligation

二酸化炭素削減目標

にさんかたんそさくげんもくひょう

CO2-reduction goal

Example Sentences

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せいふはきょういくよさんをさくげんした。

The government cut the education budget.

My daily routine of English has been greatly reduced.

We must cut down our expenses.

We explored all possible ways of cutting expenditures.

The new law is expected to cut air pollution by 60%.

Federal budget cuts will take a bite out of Social Security benefits.

That company aims to reduce employee numbers by arranging a lot of retirement money for voluntary redundancies.