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債務削減 (さいむさくげん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

債さい務む削さく減げん

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Meanings

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debt reduction

Refers to the act or process of reducing debt, often used in economic, financial, or policy contexts.

政せい府ふは債さい務む削さく減げん計けい画かくを発はっ表ぴょうした。
The government announced a debt reduction plan.

債さい務む削さく減げんは長ちょう期き的てきな財ざい政せい健けん全ぜん化かに不ふ可か欠けつだ。

Debt reduction is essential for long-term fiscal health.

Kanji

債bond, loan, debt
務task, duties
削plane, sharpen, whittle
減dwindle, decrease, reduce

Related words

債さい務む免めん除じょ
債務免除 means 'debt forgiveness' or 'debt cancellation', where the debt is written off entirely, while 債務削減 refers to reducing the amount of debt.
借しゃっ金きん返へん済さい
借金返済 is a more general term for 'debt repayment', often used for personal loans, while 債務削減 is more formal and often used in macroeconomic or corporate contexts.

Built from

債さい務む+削さく減げん

Etymology

Compound of 債務 (debt, obligation) and 削減 (reduction, cut). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows standard Sino-Japanese compounding patterns.