げんしょう
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. decrease; reduction; decline
That power had greatly decreased.
Pitch accent
げ
んしょう
Composed of
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
small; little; few
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline
weight loss; weight reduction; weight decrease
Examples (13 in total)
Crime fell drastically.
The noise lessened gradually.
That power had greatly decreased.
Japan's consumption of rice is decreasing.
The population of this country is gradually diminishing.
First, the population growth stopped and turned to decline.
Recently, the dignity and importance of the Japanese father has diminished.
The population of this city is decreasing every year.
A recent survey shows that the number of smokers is decreasing.
The company laid off twenty percent of its work force; therefore, expenses decreased.
When you rely on the team too much, it may reduce your individual competitive instincts.
Starting this year, the men's dormitory was abolished due to a decrease in the number of students.
Japan will need more labor to cope with its declining birthrate.