🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

ハードルを下げる

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hārdoru o sageru

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Lower the barrier/ˈloʊ.ər ðə ˈbær.i.ər/
verb phraseCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"このサービスは初心者にとってハードルを下げるものです。"

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2 senses
As verb phrase
  1. 1

    To make it easier for people to do, access, or achieve something by reducing restrictions, costs, or requirements.

    "The new software tools significantly lower the barrier for entry into web development."
  2. 2

    To decrease obstacles that prevent participation or adoption.

    "Subsidizing tuition helps lower the barrier to higher education for low-income families."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'lower' (Middle English loweren, from Old English lǣġra) and 'barrier' (Middle English barere, from Old French barrere), originally referring to physical obstacles. In modern contexts, it has evolved metaphorically to describe the reduction of difficulties, costs, or requirements preventing access to a service, activity, or market.

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