Kanji減
Readingげん
Frequency55%
Used in (204 in total)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
decrease; reduction; decline
abatement; reduction
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
deceleration
reduction by half; halving
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
subtracting points; deducting points; points deducted
cut; reduction; curtailment
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
attenuation; damping; decay
shape up!; act properly!
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
increase and decrease; fluctuation
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
water temperature (esp. bath)
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
pay cut; salary cut
reduction (esp. in price or cost); diminution; abatement
salary reduction; salary cut
reduction of expenditure; reduction of expenses; cost reduction; cost-cutting
lessening; diminishing; reducing
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
decompression
sudden declaration; rapid deceleration; sharp slowdown
tax reduction
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes); mitigation and remission (e.g. in criminal law)
depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline
cost reduction; cost saving
subtraction
rapid decrease; sharp reduction; sudden drop; recession
state of slight intoxication; being a little drunk
gradual decrease; decline
dampening (sound); diminishing (chord, interval)
burden reduction; alleviation of a burden
amount of water
decrease in appetite; loss of appetite
natural decrease
fall; decrease (in income)
gradual decrease; gradual diminution
weight loss; weight reduction; weight decrease
taste (of prepared dish)
population decrease
the four arithmetical operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
decrease in production
price reduction; depreciation; abatement
slight reduction; small decrease
decompression sickness; the bends
reduction of salt; sodium restriction
cutting down on food intake; reducing rations; reducing allowance of food
decrease; diminution; loss; impairment
nothing increases or decreases (because all things are void)
attenuation (factor, rate)
reduction; weakening; attenuation; diminution; diminishment; lessening
to commute a death sentence to life imprisonment
sharp reduction; drastic cut
subsiding of water
light reduction; dimming of a light; extinction
reduction (of crop size); reduction of acreage (under cultivation)
demerit system; points-off system
(neutron) moderator
reduction; diminishment; contraction
amortization fund; amortisation fund; sinking fund
decreasing in number; subtrahend
shape up!; act properly!
reduction of staff
decrease in profits
temperature and flavor (of tea)
depreciation cost; depreciation expense
reduction in a dividend; smaller ration
force reduction; troop reduction
relief measure; mitigation measure
lessening; reduction; alleviation; reduction (of a sentence); mitigation (of a penalty)
decrease in income and profit
reduction (of a negative)
policy of reducing acreage (under cultivation)
dose reduction (esp. of antipsychotic drugs); tapering off medication
reduction of punishment in the light of extenuating circumstances
reduction in the use of agricultural chemicals
reduction in service (flights, buses, etc.)
tax cut policy; tax reduction policy; tax-abatement policy
reduction; decrease
low-salt soy sauce (containing less than 9% salt)
reduction in friction; lubrication
reduced demand; decline in demand
subtraction
subtractive mixture colors
low-salt diet; low-sodium diet
decompression stop (in diving); decompression pause
pipe wall thinning
mixture of vinegar and some other flavouring (e.g. soy sauce, sugar)
net reduction; net decrease
reducing the floor space when remodeling a building
reallocating private land to public use (e.g. parks, roads); reduction in the amount of private land following a land reallocation; reducing the area of private land to reallocate it to public uses
shortening one's stay (at a hotel, etc.)
16,800,000-year period over which a human lifespan increases from ten years to 84,000 years (by one year per century) and then decreases back to ten (by one year per century)
reduction in area of rice under cultivation
decompression surgery; surgery under decompression
selective reduction operation; multifetal pregnancy reduction
desensitization; hyposensitization
downturn (as a reaction to some event); decline
Government Paperwork Elimination Act (USA)
poor crop; diminished yield
diminished chord; diminished triad
asset-impairment accounting
reduced colours; reduced colors
loss on ignition; ignition loss; LOI
reducing dependence on nuclear energy
leniency policy; addition to Japan's antitrust law that allows lower fines for the first company involved in a cartel, etc. to admit their involvement
damping ratio; decay constant
neutral-density filter
diminished radix complement; radix-minus-one complement
current reduction (usu. electrical)
dimensionality reduction; dimension reduction
income tax cut; income tax reduction
cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia; CSF hypovolemia; intracranial hypotension syndrome
attenuation coefficient
reduction in the number of vehicles, carriages, etc.; reduction in vehicle runs (bus, taxi, etc.)
facing slightly downward
law of diminishing returns; law of diminishing marginal returns
rheostat; potentiometer; adjustable resistor
volume reduction; reducing volume
environmental burden reduction; environmental impact reduction
reduction; mitigation; commutation; demotion
removal (of equipment, facilities, etc.); scaling back; downgrading
decalescence
reduction of capital
write-down; devaluation
decreasing; diminishing; abating; shortening; impairment
rice grown with reduced agricultural chemicals
natural disaster reduction; reduction of the effects of a natural disaster
reduction (of an allowance, limit, quota, etc.)
demagnetization
attenuation distortion
selective reduction; multifetal pregnancy reduction
attenuation distortion
partial payment of a debt; reduction of a debt
regressive taxation
forced reduction of a daimyo's land by the Edo Shogunate; curtailment of a daimyo's domain