Translation guide
The process of distributing power, authority, or functions away from a central location or authority. In Japanese, this concept is expressed through specific terms used in politics, technology, and organizational contexts.
Transfer of power from central government to local or regional authorities.
The standard term for political decentralization, referring to the devolution of power from the central government to local governments.
地方分権を進めることが重要だ。
It is important to promote decentralization.
The process of decentralization, often used in policy discussions.
分権化によって地域の自治が強化された。
Decentralization strengthened local autonomy.
Distribution of decision-making authority within a company or organization.
Delegation of authority, often used in business contexts to describe decentralization of decision-making.
権限委譲を進めることで、現場の判断が速くなった。
By promoting decentralization, on-site decision-making became faster.
A decentralized organization, emphasizing a structure where authority and functions are spread out.
当社は分散型組織を採用している。
Our company adopts a decentralized organizational structure.
Distribution of data, control, or processing across a network without a central authority.
The process of making something decentralized, commonly used in IT and blockchain contexts.
ブロックチェーンは分散化を実現する技術だ。
Blockchain is a technology that achieves decentralization.
Literally 'non-centralization', used to describe systems without a central authority, especially in crypto and tech.
非中央集権型のネットワークが注目されている。
Decentralized networks are attracting attention.
A term meaning 'decentralization' as a departure from centralization, used in some tech and political discourse.
脱中央集権の動きが加速している。
The movement toward decentralization is accelerating.
The concept of spreading things out from a center, in a broad sense.
Dispersion, distribution; can be used in many contexts to mean decentralization, but is a broader term.
人口の分散が都市問題の解決につながる。
Decentralization of the population leads to solving urban problems.
Non-concentration; used to describe a state of being decentralized, often in contrast to centralized systems.
非集中型のシステムを構築する。
Build a decentralized system.
分散 (ぶんさん) is a general term for dispersion and can be used in many fields. 分権 (ぶんけん) specifically refers to the division of authority, especially in politics. 権限委譲 (けんげんいじょう) is about delegating authority within an organization. Choose based on context.