► 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:
- 一般庶民の負担を軽減するという触れ込みの新税法 ⇨ A new tax law that is purported to reduce the burden on the mass
- バブル崩壊の反動で投資が極端に減った ⇨ As a reaction to the bubble economy crash, the investment dramatically decreased
- いい加減な事を抜かすな ⇨ Don’t talk bullshit
- いい加減にしなさい ⇨ Stop it already
- 最近食欲が減退している ⇨ Lately my appetite has been dwindling
- 腹が減っては戦ができぬ ⇨ You cannot fight a war when you are hungry
- あの人いつもいい加減ね！ ⇨ He/she is always irresponsible!
- 海外への渡航者は激減した ⇨ The number of travelers to foreign countries has decreased drastically
- 毎日同じ食事でいい加減げんなりする ⇨ I’m really fed up with the same food every single day
- 初心者だからって手加減しないぞ ⇨ I’m not going to go easy on you just because you are a beginner
- 多くの先進国では人口が減少している ⇨ The population is decreasing in many advanced nations
- 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
- 最近交通事故が減った ⇨ Traffic accidents have decreased recently
- 電力の損失を減らすために高圧で送電する ⇨ Transmit electricity in high voltage in order to minimize the loss
- 彼等は市場価格の降下に伴い原油を減産した ⇨ They reduced the crude oil production due to the market price drop