切り詰める

• 読み: きりつめる
• ローマ字: kiritsumeru
• 漢字の分解: 切 (setsu/ki) — cut; 詰 (kitsu) — pack tightly, compress, close
• 発音: /ki.ɾi.tsɯ.me.ɾɯ/

意味

To cut down drastically; to economise; to reduce expenditure; to shorten or compress a document, schedule, or period.

A Group 2 (ichidan) verb combining the sense of cutting with packing or compressing tightly. Commonly used in financial contexts to mean tightening one's belt or drastically reducing expenses. It can also mean shortening a piece of writing or a timeline. The image is of cutting away all excess until something is as compact and minimal as possible. Compare with 削減する, which is more bureaucratic and neutral in tone.

例文

1. 不景気に備えて生活費を切り詰め、毎月の支出を最低限に抑えた。
2. 長すぎる報告書を半分の分量に切り詰めるよう、上司から指示された。
3. 予算を切り詰めた結果、プロジェクトの質まで落ちてしまった。

使い方ガイド

場面: finance, household management, editing, budgeting

トーン: practical

起源と歴史

Compound of 切る (to cut) and 詰める (to pack tightly, to compress, to close up). Together they convey cutting back until everything is maximally condensed and no excess remains.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: All classes