Translation guide
The act of reducing the number of employees in a company or organization, often through layoffs, attrition, or restructuring.
To express the concept of reducing staff numbers in a business context.
The most direct and common term for personnel reduction, used in business and news contexts.
会社は人員削減を発表した。
The company announced personnel reductions.
From 'restructuring', commonly used in Japanese to refer to layoffs or downsizing. Slightly more casual than 人員削減.
不況でリストラが増えている。
Layoffs are increasing due to the recession.
Literally 'personnel adjustment', a euphemism for layoffs or workforce reduction.
人員整理が避けられない状況だ。
We are in a situation where personnel reduction is unavoidable.
Reduction in the number of personnel, often used in official or military contexts.
部隊の減員が計画されている。
A reduction in troop strength is planned.
To describe the process of making a company smaller by cutting jobs.
Loanword from English, commonly used in business to mean downsizing.
企業のダウンサイジングが進んでいる。
Corporate downsizing is progressing.
A straightforward verbal phrase meaning 'to reduce personnel'.
コスト削減のために人員を減らす必要がある。
We need to reduce personnel to cut costs.
To refer specifically to the act of dismissing employees.
Dismissal or discharge from employment. Can be used for individual or mass layoffs.
彼は人員削減で解雇された。
He was laid off due to personnel reduction.
Loanword from English 'layoff', used in business contexts.
To describe reducing staff by not replacing those who leave.
Natural decrease; in HR context, reducing headcount through attrition without forced layoffs.
退職者の不補充による自然減で人員を削減する。
Reduce personnel through natural attrition by not replacing retirees.
A policy of not filling vacancies left by departing employees.
退職者不補充で人件費を抑える。
Control labor costs by not replacing departing employees.
人員削減 is a formal, neutral term for personnel reduction. リストラ is a loanword from 'restructuring' but in Japanese it often specifically means layoffs or downsizing, and can carry a negative nuance of job loss.
人員削減は経営判断の一つだ。
Personnel reduction is one of the management decisions.
リストラで多くの社員が職を失った。
Many employees lost their jobs due to restructuring/layoffs.
レイオフを実施する企業が増えている。
More companies are implementing layoffs.