さくげん
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. cut; reduction; curtailment
Kanji used
scrape off
reduction
Pitch accent
くげん
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Composed of
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
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.