Illustration: Inside an apartment undergoing renovation, the main builder stands between the homeowner and a visiting cabinet specialist. The homeowner examines the nearly finished kitchen with the builder, who simultaneously hands a set of unfinished cabinet doors to the specialist.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

下した請うけ

shitauke

to subcontract

Example sentences

  1. 元もとは仕上しあげの工程こうていを行おこなう仕上専門会社しあげせんもんかいしゃであったが、1986年ねんに作画部門さくがぶもんを設立せつりつし他社たしゃの動画どうがの下請したうけを始はじめている。

    The company originally specialized in the finishing process but it established a drawing department in 1986 and began to undertake production of animation for other companies.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 新機材しんきざいを開発かいはつしたマキノは、音映おんえいの京都支社きょうとししゃを新設しんせつして、録音技師ろくおんぎしとして各社かくしゃの下請したうけをし、録音技術ろくおんぎじゅつの研鑽けんさんを積つんだ。

    After developing new machines, Makino established Kyoto branch of Onei, worked for other companies as a recording engineer and devoted himself to the study of recording technology.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. ところが一方いっぽうでは、株持かぶもち酒屋さかやの中なかにはこっそりと自分じぶんのところの酒造さけづくりを無株者酒屋むかぶしゃさかやに格安かくやすで下請したうけさせるところもあらわれたのであった。

    Meanwhile, however, some kabumochi breweries stealthily began contracting out their sake production to mukabumono breweries at a low price.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 下請

  • 下below; downOnカ・ゲKunした・しも・もと
  • 請solicit; inviteOnセイ・シン・ショウKunこう・うける

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