1.
to narrow down, to refine, to limit
To reduce options or choices to a smaller, more focused set. Often used when searching, filtering, or making selections.
候補を3人に絞り込んだ。
We narrowed down the candidates to three people.
検索条件を絞り込んでください。
Please narrow down your search criteria.
Common in IT/search contexts
原因を絞り込む作業が続いている。
The work to narrow down the cause is ongoing.
TRANSITIVITY: 他動詞 (transitive). Compound verb: 絞る + 込む. Pattern: Xを絞り込む (narrow down X).
ASPECT: ている indicates ongoing action or resulting state. 絞り込んでいる = 'is narrowing down' or 'has narrowed down.'
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 選択肢を絞り込む (narrow down the options)
- 容疑者を絞り込む (narrow down the suspects)
- 範囲を絞り込む (narrow down the scope)
IT USAGE: Very common in computing contexts for filtering search results or data.
Related Words
Related:
絞る