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減損 (げんそん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
decrease ; diminution ; loss ; impairment
Refers to a reduction in quantity, value, or quality. In accounting, it specifically means impairment of assets. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to decrease' or 'to impair'.
この 薬くすり は 副ふく 作さ 用よう で 視し 力りょく の 減げん 損そん を 引ひ き 起お こす 可か 能のう 性せい が ある 。
This medicine may cause a decrease in vision as a side effect.
Kanji 減 dwindle, decrease, reduce 損 damage, loss, disadvantage Similar words 減げん 少しょう 減少 is a more common word for general decrease or decline, while 減損 often implies a loss of value or quality, especially in technical contexts.
損そこ なう 損なう is a verb meaning to damage or impair, often used for abstract things like health or reputation. 減損 is a noun/suru-verb focusing on quantitative or qualitative reduction.
Etymology Compound of 減 (gen, 'decrease') and 損 (son, 'loss, damage'). The combination conveys a sense of reduction with damage or impairment.