JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
合理化
Streamlining operations for efficiency or rationalizing behavior
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合理化する suru verb
1 Noun, Suru verb
Streamlining / Making More Efficient
Refers to the restructuring of systems or organizations to eliminate waste and maximize efficiency based on logic.
Example
A 最近 、 うち の 部署 、 人 が 減った よ ね 。
B うん 、 会社 が 合理化 を 進め て いる らしい よ 。
[A:] Our department has fewer people recently, huh? [B:] Yeah, I hear the company is pushing forward with streamlining.
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2 Noun, Suru verb
Rationalization / Justification
Describes the psychological process of retroactively inventing logical reasons to justify behavior or feelings.
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