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整理淘汰 (せいりとうた) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

整せい理り淘とう汰た

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

reorganization and weeding out; readjustment and retrenchment

Business term for restructuring an organization while cutting redundant personnel or operations. Often used in corporate or economic contexts.

不ふ況きょうのため、会かい社しゃは大だい規き模ぼな整せい理り淘とう汰たを行おこなった。
Due to the recession, the company carried out a large-scale reorganization and weeding out.

業ぎょう

界かい

の

整せい

理り

淘とう

汰た

が

進すす

み

、

中ちゅう

小しょう

企き

業ぎょう

の

倒とう

産さん

が

相あい

次つ

い

だ

。

The industry's readjustment and retrenchment progressed, leading to a series of bankruptcies among small and medium-sized enterprises.

Kanji

整organize, arranging, tune
理logic, arrangement, reason
淘select
汰washing, sieving, filtering

Similar words

リストラ
リストラ is a more common and broader term for corporate restructuring, often implying layoffs. 整理淘汰 specifically emphasizes the dual process of reorganizing and eliminating redundancies.
淘とう汰た
淘汰 alone means 'weeding out' or 'selection' (as in natural selection). 整理淘汰 combines it with 整理 (reorganization) to form a compound focused on business restructuring.

Etymology

Compound of 整理 (せいり, 'reorganization') and 淘汰 (とうた, 'weeding out, selection'). The combination is a Sino-Japanese term used primarily in business and economic contexts.