テコ入いれ

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こ

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れ

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

shoring up; bolstering; support; promotion

Refers to measures taken to strengthen or revitalize a struggling company, industry, project, or team. Often used in business and sports contexts.

経けい営えい不ふ振しんの会かい社しゃにテコ入いれが必ひつ要ようだ。
The struggling company needs shoring up.

新しん監かん督とくがチームにテコ入いれを図はかった。

The new manager attempted to bolster the team.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

market manipulation; jacking-up

finance

Specifically in finance, refers to interventions or manipulations to prevent a sudden market fall or to artificially raise prices.

当とう局きょくは株かぶ価かの急きゅう落らくを防ふせぐためテコ入いれに動うごいた。
The authorities moved to manipulate the market to prevent a sharp drop in stock prices.

Written forms

テコ入いれUsage43%
Most common spelling in modern business and media contexts.
てこ入いれUsage48%
Kana-mixed spelling; less common than the katakana form but still seen.
梃てこ入いれUsage7%
Kanji spelling using 梃; rarely used in practice.
テコイレUsage1%
梃子てこ入いれ
Full kanji spelling; very rare and mostly historical.

Kanji

入enter, insert
梃lever
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Similar words

支し援えん
支援 is general support or aid, while テコ入れ implies a more active, often strategic intervention to prop up or revitalize something.
強きょう化か
強化 means strengthening or reinforcement in a broad sense; テコ入れ is more specific to rescuing or boosting a struggling entity.

Etymology

From テコ (梃子, 'lever') + 入れ (nominal form of 入れる, 'to put in'), literally 'lever insertion'. The figurative meaning of applying leverage to improve a situation developed from the physical image of using a lever to lift something heavy.