集約(しゅうやく)

しゅうやく
noun, verb-suru
consolidation; integration; intensive use
1. consolidation; integration; gathering together
The act of bringing together scattered elements into a unified or concentrated form. Used for information, resources, opinions, or services.
情報(じょうほう)を一(ひと)つに集約(しゅうやく)する。
Consolidate the information into one place.
各部署(かくぶしょ)の意見(いけん)を集約(しゅうやく)して報告(ほうこく)する。
I'll compile the opinions from each department and report them.
複数(ふくすう)の拠点(きょてん)を一(ひと)つの施設(しせつ)に集約(しゅうやく)することでコストを削減(さくげん)した。
We reduced costs by consolidating multiple locations into one facility.
2. intensive (use of resources)
Concentrating a large amount of a particular resource (labor, capital, knowledge) into a process. Used in economics and business contexts.
労働(ろうどう)集約(しゅうやく)型(がた)の産業(さんぎょう)だ。
It's a labor-intensive industry.
IT企業(きぎょう)は知識(ちしき)集約(しゅうやく)型(がた)のビジネスだ。
IT companies are knowledge-intensive businesses.
資本(しほん)集約(しゅうやく)型(がた)の製造業(せいぞうぎょう)では大規模(だいきぼ)な設備(せつび)投資(とうし)が必要(ひつよう)になる。
Capital-intensive manufacturing requires large-scale investment in equipment.

Both senses are common. Sense 1 (consolidation) is widely used in business and everyday contexts. Sense 2 (intensive) appears mainly in economics with the pattern ～集約(しゅうやく)型(がた).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 情報(じょうほう)を集約(しゅうやく)する (consolidate information)
  • 意見(いけん)を集約(しゅうやく)する (compile opinions)
  • 機能(きのう)を集約(しゅうやく)する (consolidate functions)

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 労働(ろうどう)集約(しゅうやく)型(がた) (labor-intensive)
  • 資本(しほん)集約(しゅうやく)型(がた) (capital-intensive)
  • 知識(ちしき)集約(しゅうやく)型(がた) (knowledge-intensive)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 統合(とうごう) emphasizes merging separate entities into one
  • 集約(しゅうやく) emphasizes gathering/concentrating scattered things
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