省力(しょうりょく)

しょうりょく
noun
labor-saving; manpower reduction
1. labor-saving; manpower reduction; saving effort
Reducing the amount of human labor required for a task, typically through automation, technology, or streamlined processes.
省力(しょうりょく)化(か)を進(すす)める。
To advance labor-saving measures.
ロボットの導入(どうにゅう)で大幅(おおはば)な省力(しょうりょく)が実現(じつげん)した。
The introduction of robots achieved significant labor savings.
農業(のうぎょう)の省力(しょうりょく)化(か)は人手(ひとで)不足(ぶそく)への対策(たいさく)として重要(じゅうよう)だ。
Making agriculture more labor-efficient is important as a countermeasure against labor shortages.

省(しょう) (save, economize) + 力(りょく) (power, labor). Most commonly appears in the compound 省力化(しょうりょくか) (labor-saving, making more efficient). Used extensively in manufacturing, agriculture, and business contexts where reducing human labor is a key goal.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 省力化(しょうりょくか) — labor-saving; rationalization
  • 省力化(しょうりょくか)を図(はか)る — aim for labor reduction
  • 省力(しょうりょく)機械(きかい) — labor-saving machinery
  • 省力(しょうりょく)栽培(さいばい) — labor-saving cultivation

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 省エネ(しょうえね) — energy saving — focuses on reducing energy consumption rather than labor
  • 効率化(こうりつか) — streamlining; efficiency improvement — broader concept
  • 自動化(じどうか) — automation — one method of achieving labor savings
  • 合理化(ごうりか) — rationalization — includes labor savings but also broader organizational improvements
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