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減退 (げんたい, gentai) Japanese meaning: decline | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 減退する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 減げん 退たい する 減げん 退たい しない Polite 減げん 退たい します 減げん 退たい しません Past polite 減げん 退たい しました 減げん 退たい しませんでした Past 減げん 退たい した 減げん 退たい しなかった Te-form 減げん 退たい して 減げん 退たい しないで Desire 減げん 退たい したい 減げん 退たい したくない Potential 減げん 退たい できる 減げん 退たい できない Passive 減げん 退たい される 減げん 退たい されない Causative 減げん 退たい させる 減げん 退たい させない Causative passive 減げん 退たい させられる 減げん 退たい させられない Volitional 減げん 退たい しよう Polite volitional 減げん 退たい しましょう Imperative 減げん 退たい しろ 減げん 退たい するな Conditional 減げん 退たい すれば 減げん 退たい しなければ Tara conditional 減げん 退たい したら 減げん 退たい しなかったら
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きん
、
食しょく
欲よく
が
減げん
退たい
し
て
いる
。
My appetite has been declining lately.
The economic downturn continues.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 減げん 退たい する for something (motivation, memory, strength, etc.) to decline
As I've gotten older, my memory has been declining.
〈 事こと 〉 の 減げん 退たい を 防ふせ ぐ to prevent the decline of something
Kanji 減 dwindle, decrease, reduce 退 retreat, withdraw, retire Related words 低下 is a broader term for any drop in level, quality, or value, while 減退 specifically refers to a gradual weakening of strength, vigor, or desire.
減少 describes a numerical decrease in quantity or amount, while 減退 describes a decline in intensity or abstract vitality such as appetite or motivation.
衰退 is typically used for the long-term decline of a nation, industry, or organization, while 減退 usually describes a weakening of personal faculties like appetite or energy.
減退する focuses on a measurable decrease in a specific faculty or function (e.g. appetite, vision), while 衰える describes a broader, more general loss of strength or vitality.
減退 is often used for the decline of a specific function or desire (e.g. 食欲減退 loss of appetite), while 衰え is the more general word for weakening or decline.
Don't confuse with 減退 describes a weakening of strength, appetite, or interest, while 減少 is about a numerical decrease in quantity.
Etymology Compound of 減 (gen, 'decrease') and 退 (tai, 'retreat'), literally meaning to recede and diminish.
Moderate exercise helps prevent a decline in physical strength.
