げんめん
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes); mitigation and remission (e.g. in criminal law)
Kanji used
reduction
be exempt
Pitch accent
んめん
Composed of
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
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