さくげん
Meanings
Noun
1. 減らすこと。少なくすること。
Kanji used
scrape off
reduction
Pitch accent
くげん
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Composed of
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
① 減ること。減らすこと。
Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
Examples (8 in total)
We have to cut down our monthly expenses.
The House cut the budget for foreign aid.
Reducing the budget deficit is a major concern of the government.
Japanese corporations are slashing their capital spending programs.
We explored all possible ways of cutting expenditures.
We have cut back production by 20%.
The new law is expected to cut air pollution by 60%.
Toyota Corporation announced that it would cut 1,000 positions this year.