さじ加か減げん

noun

measured amount; dosing; prescribed quantity

Primarily used for medicine or ingredients, referring to a carefully measured amount, often by spoon.

• この薬くすりはさじ加か減げんが難むずかしい。

  This medicine is tricky to measure out correctly.

• 医い者しゃのさじ加か減げんで量りょうを調ちょう節せつする。

  Adjust the amount according to the doctor's prescription.

noun

seasoning to taste; adjusting flavor by feel

Refers to adding seasoning little by little while tasting, relying on experience rather than exact measurements.

• 味あじ付つけはさじ加か減げんがものを言いう。

  Seasoning is all about knowing how much to add by feel.

• 母ははのさじ加か減げんでいつも同おなじ味あじになる。

  With my mother's intuitive touch, it always turns out the same.

noun

knack; skill; doing by feel; experienced adjustment

Idiomatic extension: the ability to adjust something appropriately based on experience and intuition, not just in cooking.

• 部ぶ下かの指し導どうはさじ加か減げんが難むずかしい。

  Guiding subordinates requires a delicate touch.

• さじ加か減げん一ひとつで結けっ果かが変かわる。

  The outcome can change depending on how you handle it.