げん
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. reduction; decrease
Noun
Math
2. subtraction
Archaic
Noun
Suffix
3. reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
Kanji used
reduction
Pitch accent
Top 26000
Used in vocabulary (66 in total)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
decrease; reduction; decline
abatement; reduction
deceleration
reduction by half; halving
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
subtracting points; points deducted
cut; reduction; curtailment
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
increase and decrease; fluctuation
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
pay cut; salary cut
reduction; diminution; abatement
decompression
tax reduction
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes); mitigation and remission (e.g. in criminal law)
sudden decrease
dampening (sound); diminishing (chord, interval)
gradual decrease; decline
population decrease
decrease in production
price reduction; depreciation; abatement
cutting down on food intake; reducing rations; reducing allowance of food
decrease; diminution; loss; impairment
reduction of salt; sodium restriction
nothing increases or decreases (because all things are void)
slight reduction; small decrease
subsiding of water
reduction; weakening; attenuation; diminution; diminishment; lessening
reduction; diminishment; contraction
reduction (of crop size); reduction of acreage (under cultivation)
decreasing in number; subtrahend
reduction of staff
decrease in profits
reduction of punishment in the light of extenuating circumstances
reduction in the use of agricultural chemicals
reduction in service (flights, buses, etc.)
pipe wall thinning
net reduction; net decrease
reducing the floor space when remodeling a building
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 crop size); reduction of acreage (under cultivation)
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)
desensitization; hyposensitization
poor crop; diminished yield
diminished chord; diminished triad
reduced colours; reduced colors
reducing dependence on nuclear energy
diminished radix complement; radix-minus-one complement
current reduction (usu. electrical)
reduction in the number of vehicles, carriages, etc.; reduction in vehicle runs (bus, taxi, etc.)
volume reduction; reducing volume
reduction; mitigation; commutation; demotion
reduction of capital
write-down; devaluation
decreasing; diminishing; abating; shortening; impairment
reduction (of an allowance, limit, quota, etc.)
selective reduction; multifetal pregnancy reduction
partial payment of a debt; reduction of a debt
Examples (1 in total)
This figure is a mirror of the decrease in imports of crude oil.