noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru reorganizing an industry or enterprise and weeding out redundant workers;readjustment and retrenchment

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb surutransitive verb weeding out;elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees);culling;selection

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb surutransitive verb biology selection