1.
amendment; revised proposal; revised plan
A proposal to change or modify an existing plan, bill, or document. Used in legislative, business, and general contexts when suggesting changes to something already drafted.
A compound of 修正 (correction, revision) and 案 (plan, proposal). Used widely in political, business, and everyday contexts to refer to a proposed change to an existing plan or document.
Common collocations
- 修正案を出す: to put forward an amendment
- 修正案を提出する: to submit an amendment (formal)
- 修正案を可決する: to pass an amendment
- 修正案を否決する: to reject an amendment
Usage
In the Japanese Diet (国会), 修正案 refers specifically to amendments to bills. In business, it can mean any revised draft or plan.