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Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. reduction; decrease
Noun
Math
2. subtraction
Archaic
Noun
Suffix
3. reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (65 in total)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
decrease; reduction; decline
slight reduction; small decrease
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
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
reduction of salt; sodium restriction
reduction by half; halving
reduction (of crop size); reduction of acreage (under cultivation)
abatement; reduction
increase and decrease; fluctuation
cut; reduction; curtailment
decompression
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
deceleration
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
subtracting points; points deducted
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
pay cut; salary cut
reduction; diminution; abatement
tax reduction
reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes); mitigation and remission (e.g. in criminal law)
sudden decrease
dampening (sound); diminishing (chord, interval)
gradual decrease; decline
decrease in production
cutting down on food intake; reducing rations; reducing allowance of food
price reduction; depreciation; abatement
decrease; diminution; loss; impairment
population decrease
nothing increases or decreases (because all things are void)
subsiding of water
reduction; weakening; attenuation; diminution; diminishment; lessening
reduction; diminishment; contraction
reduction of staff
decrease in profits
decreasing in number; subtrahend
reduction of punishment in the light of extenuating circumstances
reduction in service (flights, buses, etc.)
monotonically decreasing sequence
reduction in the use of agricultural chemicals
net reduction; net decrease
pipe wall thinning
reducing the floor space when remodeling a building
reduction of capital
partial payment of a debt; reduction of a debt
minus sign
poor crop; diminished yield
reduction; mitigation; commutation; demotion
regressive
reduced colours; reduced colors
desensitization; hyposensitization
diminished radix complement; radix-minus-one complement
full subtracter
write-down; devaluation
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.)
selective reduction; multifetal pregnancy reduction
decreasing; diminishing; abating; shortening; impairment
reducing dependence on nuclear energy
volume reduction; reducing volume
diminished chord; diminished triad
current reduction (usu. electrical)
reduction (of an allowance, limit, quota, etc.)
Examples (1 in total)
This figure is a mirror of the decrease in imports of crude oil.