Keyword
reduction
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig391
Readings
げん
(55%)
へ
(43%)
Composed of
water drops
sign of the dog
mouth
Used in vocabulary (247 in total)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
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
cut; reduction; curtailment
to become hungry
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
deceleration
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
reduction by half; halving
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
subtracting points; deducting points; points deducted
shape up!; act properly!
reduction (esp. in price or cost); diminution; abatement
to become hungry
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
attenuation; damping; decay
tax reduction
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
increase and decrease; fluctuation
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
burden reduction; alleviation of a burden
pay cut; salary cut
depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
cost reduction; cost saving
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
decrease in production
water temperature (esp. bath)
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
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
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
reduction of expenditure; reduction of expenses; cost reduction; cost-cutting
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
decrease in profits
reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes); mitigation and remission (e.g. in criminal law)
fall; decrease (in income)
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
salary reduction; salary cut
always having a comeback; fast-talking
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
reduction in service (flights, buses, etc.)
natural disaster reduction; reduction of the effects of a natural disaster
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
lessening; diminishing; reducing
decompression
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
sudden declaration; rapid deceleration; sharp slowdown
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
decrease in income and profit
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
relief measure; mitigation measure
rapid decrease; sharp reduction; sudden drop; recession
reduction; diminishment; contraction
downturn (as a reaction to some event); decline
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
state of slight intoxication; being a little drunk
policy of reducing acreage (under cultivation)
fast-talking; always having another argument ready; not able to keep one's mouth shut; never at a loss for words
subtraction
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
sharp reduction; drastic cut
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
gradual decrease; decline
personnel cut; labor cut; labour cut
an army marches on its stomach; (lit.) you can't fight on an empty stomach
decrease; diminution; loss; impairment
amount of water
dampening (sound); diminishing (chord, interval)
population decrease
decrease in appetite; loss of appetite
taste (of prepared dish)
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
reduction (of crop size); reduction of acreage (under cultivation)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
slight reduction; small decrease
reduction of salt; sodium restriction
reduced demand; decline in demand
reduction of capital
weight loss; weight reduction; weight decrease
gradual decrease; gradual diminution
the four arithmetical operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
depreciation cost; depreciation expense
to slim down; to lose weight
natural decrease
decompression sickness; the bends
cutting down on food intake; reducing rations; reducing allowance of food
attenuation (factor, rate)
nothing increases or decreases (because all things are void)
reduction; weakening; attenuation; diminution; diminishment; lessening
tax cut policy; tax reduction policy; tax-abatement policy
price reduction; depreciation; abatement
subsiding of water
to commute a death sentence to life imprisonment
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
light reduction; dimming of a light; extinction
demerit system; points-off system
reduction of staff
net reduction; net decrease
cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia; CSF hypovolemia; intracranial hypotension syndrome
force reduction; troop reduction
(neutron) moderator
shape up!; act properly!
amortization fund; amortisation fund; sinking fund
decreasing in number; subtrahend
income tax cut; income tax reduction
lessening; reduction; alleviation; reduction (of a sentence); mitigation (of a penalty)
reduction in the use of agricultural chemicals
temperature and flavor (of tea)
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
reduction in a dividend; smaller ration
reducing the floor space when remodeling a building
volume reduction; reducing volume
reduction (of a negative)
reduction of punishment in the light of extenuating circumstances
sterilization; sterilisation
impudent talk; speaking without thinking; continuing talking even after one has lost an argument; (getting in) the last word; talking back; needless retort
dose reduction (esp. of antipsychotic drugs); tapering off medication
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
reduction; decrease
subtraction
low-salt soy sauce (containing less than 9% salt)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
decompression stop (in diving); decompression pause
decreasing the number of stitches (knitting)
low-salt diet; low-sodium diet
rice grown with reduced agricultural chemicals
mixture of vinegar and some other flavouring (e.g. soy sauce, sugar)
subtractive mixture colors
reduction in friction; lubrication
pipe wall thinning
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
an army marches on its stomach; (lit.) you can't fight on an empty stomach
reduction (of crop size); reduction of acreage (under cultivation)
reduction in friction; lubrication
shortening one's stay (at a hotel, etc.)
low-salt soy sauce (containing less than 9% salt)
reduction in area of rice under cultivation
rheostat; potentiometer; adjustable resistor
decrease; reduction; fall
partial payment of a debt; reduction of a debt
poor crop; diminished yield
reduction; mitigation; commutation; demotion
regressive taxation
asset-impairment accounting
reduced colours; reduced colors
Government Paperwork Elimination Act (USA)
desensitization; hyposensitization
law of diminishing returns; law of diminishing marginal returns
decompression surgery; surgery under decompression
damping ratio; decay constant
diminished radix complement; radix-minus-one complement
attenuation distortion
attenuation coefficient
attenuation distortion
write-down; devaluation
neutral-density filter
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 the number of vehicles, carriages, etc.; reduction in vehicle runs (bus, taxi, etc.)
forced reduction of a daimyo's land by the Edo Shogunate; curtailment of a daimyo's domain
selective reduction operation; multifetal pregnancy reduction
selective reduction; multifetal pregnancy reduction
decreasing; diminishing; abating; shortening; impairment
removal (of equipment, facilities, etc.); scaling back; downgrading
reducing dependence on nuclear energy
decalescence
demagnetization
diminished chord; diminished triad
current reduction (usu. electrical)
reduction (of an allowance, limit, quota, etc.)
environmental burden reduction; environmental impact reduction
facing slightly downward
facing slightly downward
facing slightly downward
loss on ignition; ignition loss; LOI
dimensionality reduction; dimension reduction
Examples (195 in total)
I thought I had eaten a fair amount, but it hasn't even decreased by half.
I'm starving, you see.
There is even talk that it is decreasing rather than increasing.