Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 削減する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 削さく 減げん する 削さく 減げん しない Polite 削さく 減げん します 削さく 減げん しません Past polite 削さく 減げん しました 削さく 減げん しませんでした Past 削さく 減げん した 削さく 減げん しなかった Te-form 削さく 減げん して 削さく 減げん しないで Desire 削さく 減げん したい 削さく 減げん したくない Potential 削さく 減げん できる 削さく 減げん できない Passive 削さく 減げん される 削さく 減げん されない Causative 削さく 減げん させる 削さく 減げん させない Causative passive 削さく 減げん させられる 削さく 減げん させられない Volitional 削さく 減げん しよう Polite volitional 削さく 減げん しましょう Imperative 削さく 減げん しろ 削さく 減げん するな Conditional 削さく 減げん すれば 削さく 減げん しなければ Tara conditional 削さく 減げん したら 削さく 減げん しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 削さく 減げん する to cut/reduce something (budget, costs, staff, etc.)
The company decided to cut its expenses.
〈 数かず 〉 パーセント 削さく 減げん する to reduce by a certain percentage
The budget is planned to be cut by 10 percent next fiscal year.
大おお 幅はば に 削さく 減げん する to drastically/significantly reduce
The government drastically cut military spending.
削さく 減げん を 図はか る to aim for/plan a reduction
The factory is trying to reduce labor costs.
Kanji 減 dwindle, decrease, reduce Related words· 13 減少 describes a decrease that happens naturally or automatically, while 削減 implies an intentional, active cut made by a person or organization.
カット is a casual loanword often used in everyday business talk for cutting costs or staff, while 削減 is the more formal, official term used in policy and financial documents.
削る is a general verb for shaving, trimming, or paring something down, while 削減 is a formal noun/する -verb specifically for systematic cuts to budgets or numbers.
削減 is used especially for cutting concrete amounts like costs, staff, or emissions, while 縮小 emphasizes making the overall scale or size smaller.
Show 9 more Show fewer 削減 emphasizes cutting down or eliminating waste (e.g. costs, staff), while 減額 focuses narrowly on lowering a specific monetary amount.
削減 is a broad term for cutting or reducing something (budget, costs, staff), while 減員 specifically refers to reducing the number of people in an organization.
削減 means cutting down or reducing an amount, but not necessarily to exactly half, while 半減 specifically means reducing to half.
削減する is a formal, often bureaucratic word for cutting things like budgets or staff, whereas 減らす is the everyday general verb for reducing anything.
削減 is the more common word for cutting down numbers or amounts, such as staff or budget, while 節減 emphasizes economizing to save resources.
削減 means cutting down or eliminating something concrete like a budget or staff, whereas 軽減 means lightening a burden without necessarily removing it.
削減 emphasizes cutting back an amount (like a budget or workforce), whereas 引き下げ focuses on lowering a level or rate.
削減 implies actively cutting or slashing something like a budget or workforce, while 低減 is broader and can describe gradual or natural reduction.
削減 is used for cutting quantities, costs, or numbers, whereas 短縮 is used for reducing time or length.
Opposites 増加 means an increase, the direct opposite of 削減 's meaning of a deliberate cut or reduction.
削減 means to cut or reduce an amount, the opposite of 上積み , which means adding an extra amount on top.
削減 means to cut down or reduce, the opposite of 増強 's buildup or reinforcement.
削減 means cutting or reducing a figure such as a budget, the opposite of 水増し 's inflating of numbers.
Word family· 12 budget cut; budget reduction
personnel reduction; workforce downsizing
debt reduction
force reduction; troop reduction
sharp reduction; drastic cut
Show 5 more Show fewer dimensionality reduction; dimension reduction
cost reduction; expense reduction; cost-cutting
arms reduction; disarmament
cost reduction; cost cutting
workforce reduction; labor force reduction
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Etymology Compound of 削 (cut, shave) and 減 (reduce, decrease). The combination conveys an active, deliberate reduction.
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