“Reduction” or “Decrease” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “減”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “減” means “Subtraction”, “Take off” or “Lessening” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “減”
Jouyou Kanji “減” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 12 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | げん(gen) |
| かん(kan) | |
| Kun-Yomi | へ(る)(he(ru)) |
| Meanings | Decrease, Take off, Deduct, Subtract |
| Subtraction |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “減”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 減圧(げんあつ-ge n a tsu) | Decompression, Depressurization, Diminished pressure, Pressure reduction |
| 減員(げんいん-ge n i n) | Reduce of staff, Reduction of staff |
| 減価(げんか-ge n ka) | Depreciation, Dwindling value, Price reduction, Discount |
| 減額(げんがく-ge n ga ku) | Reduction, Abatement |
| 減却(げんきゃく-ge n kya ku) | Reduction, Decrease |
| 減給(げんきゅう-ge n kyu u) | Pay cut, Cut in salary, Salary (or wage) reduction |
| 減刑(げんけい-ge n ke i) | Commutation, Reduction of penalty |
| 減殺(げんさい-ge n sa i) | Lessening, Attenuation, Diminishing, Reducing |
| 減産(げんさん-ge n sa n) | Production cuts, Production reductions, Reduced production |
| 減算(げんざん-ge n za n) | Subtraction |
| 減収(げんしゅう-ge n shu u) | Decrease in income, Declining revenues, Decline in crop yield |
| 減少(げんしょう-ge n sho u) | Decrease, Reduction, Decline |
| 減食(げんしょく-ge n sho ku) | Underfeeding, Reduced diet |
| 減水(げんすい-ge n su i) | Decreasing amount of water, Water reducing |
| 減衰(げんすい-ge n su i) | Attenuation, Damping, Decay |
| 減税(げんぜい-ge n ze i) | Tax cut, Tax reduction, Relief of tax |
| 減損(げんそん-ge n so n) | Decrease, Diminution, Loss, Impairment, Detrition |
| 減退(げんたい-ge n ta i) | Decline, Ebb, Decay, Decrease, Loss, Reduction, Decrement |
| 減点(げんてん-ge n te n) | Subtracting points, Deducting points |
| 減配(げんぱい-ge n pa i) | Reduction in dividend |
| 減法(げんぽう-ge n po u) | Subtraction |
| 減俸(げんぽう-ge n po u) | Salary reduction, Salary cut, Pay cut |
| 減量(げんりょう-ge n ryo u) | ① Loss in weight (esp. body weight), Weight reduction, ② Loss in quantity, Reduction of quantity |
| 加減(かげん-ka ge n) | Adjustment, Moderation, Addition and subtraction |
| 軽減(けいげん-ke i ge n) | Abatement, Relief, Reduction, Decrease |
| 削減(さくげん-sa ku ge n) | Reduce, Cut, Decrease, Curtailment |
| 縮減(しゅくげん-shu ku ge n) | Retrenchment, Reduction, Curtailment, Diminishment |
| 節減(せつげん-se tsu ge n) | Reduction, Retrenchment, Curtailment, Parsimony |
| 増減(ぞうげん-zo u ge n) | Increase and/or decrease, Fluctuation |
| 半減(はんげん-ha n ge n) | 50 percent reduction, Reduction by half, Halving |
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