NichiDict

手抜き

てぬき
手抜
[tenuki]

Meanings

1.NounNoun・suruTransitive

omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping

2.NounNoun・suruTransitive

intentional negligence

3.NounNoun・suruIntransitive

go (game)tenuki; making a move which is not a direct counter to one's opponent's last move

Examples

手抜き工事が原因で建物が倒壊した。

The building collapsed due to shoddy construction work.

締め切りに追われて手抜きをしてしまった。

Pressed by the deadline, I ended up cutting corners.

手抜きせずに丁寧に仕事をすることが信頼につながる。

Doing your work carefully without cutting corners builds trust.