絞り込む

• 読み: しぼりこむ
• ローマ字: shiborikomu
• 漢字の分解: 絞 (kō/shiboru) — to wring, to squeeze; 込 (komu) — inward, into, concentrated
• 発音: /ɕi.bo.ɾi.ko.mɯ/

意味

To narrow down; to refine a selection; to focus in on a specific set of options.

A Group 1 (godan) compound verb combining 絞り (wringing, from 絞る) and 込む (inward, concentrated). The physical image is of squeezing or wringing a mass down to its essence. In modern usage, it describes narrowing a large set of options or candidates to a manageable number. Common in data analysis, job searches, research, and decision-making contexts.

例文

1. 候補者を最終的に三人に絞り込んで面接を行った。
2. データを分析して原因をひとつに絞り込むのに時間がかかった。
3. 検索条件を絞り込むことで求める情報にすぐたどり着けた。

使い方ガイド

場面: research, data analysis, decision-making, recruitment, search

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 絞り (the nominal form of 絞る — to wring, to squeeze) and 込む (to push inward, indicating concentration). The combination evokes the action of wringing a large cloth into a concentrated, tighter form.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: General