減げん

noun, noun, used as a suffix

reduction; decrease

General noun and suffix for reduction or decrease in amount, number, or degree. Often used in compounds like 人員減 (staff reduction) or 体重減 (weight loss).

• 今年ことしの予よ算さんは前ぜん年ねん比ひで10％の減げんとなった。

  This year's budget decreased by 10% compared to the previous year.

• この部ぶ署しょは人じん員いん減げんが続つづいている。

  This department continues to see a reduction in staff.

noun

subtraction

Mathematical term for subtraction. Often used in arithmetic contexts.

• 減げんの計けい算さんを練れん習しゅうした。

  I practiced subtraction calculations.

noun

reduction of penalty (ritsuryō)

Archaic legal term referring to the reduction of a penalty under the ritsuryō codes. Not used in modern Japanese.

• 律りつ令りょう制せいでは、罪つみの減げん刑けいを「減げん」と呼よんだ。

  Under the ritsuryō system, a reduction of punishment was called 減.