► 名詞
減 [(1)げん] [liter] meaning: reduce rank: 3
☆ 売上げは前期に比べ10%減となった ⇨ The sales decreased by 10% compared with the previous quarter
More examples:
- もういい加減にして欲しい ⇨ We’ve already had enough of this nonsense
- 審判は彼を反則で減点した ⇨ The referee took off points from him for the foul
- あの人いつもいい加減ね！ ⇨ He/she is always irresponsible!
- 多くの先進国の人口は減少しつつある ⇨ The populations of many advanced nations are decreasing continuously
- 彼は何につけてもいい加減だ ⇨ He is irresponsible about everything. He never follow things through
- 彼は医者に減量を勧められた ⇨ He was urged by the doctor to lose weight
- 税を減じる ⇨ Reduce tax
- 彼女は風呂の湯加減を見た ⇨ She checked the water temperature of the hottub
- 日本の人口は累減している ⇨ The Japanese population has been gradually decreasing
- 冗談はいい加減にしてくれる？ ⇨ Cut your joking, nonsense
- 品質を落とすことなくコストを減らすのは大変だ ⇨ It is difficult to reduce the cost without lowering, negatively affecting, the quality
- いい加減覚悟を決めろ ⇨ You should accept your fate by now
- コロナ禍により大幅な減収となった ⇨ The revenue has decreased significantly because of the pandemic
- いい加減にしないか！ ⇨ Why don’t you stop it already?
- いい加減にしなさい ⇨ Stop it already