減げん退たい

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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

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

decline; decrease; loss

Describes a gradual weakening or reduction of something abstract, such as appetite, motivation, energy, or economic activity. Often used in formal or written contexts.

最さい近きん、食しょく欲よくが減げん退たいしている。
My appetite has been declining lately.
景けい気きの減げん退たいが続つづいている。
The economic downturn continues.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が減げん退たいするfor something (motivation, memory, strength, etc.) to decline
年としを取とるにつれて記き憶おく力りょくが減げん退たいしてきた。
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
適てき度どな運うん動どうは体たい力りょくの減げん退たいを防ふせぐのに役やく立だつ。
Moderate exercise helps prevent a decline in physical strength.

Kanji

減dwindle, decrease, reduce
退retreat, withdraw, retire

Related words

低てい下かN2
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.
減げん少しょうN2
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.
衰すい退たいN1
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.
衰おとろえるN2
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.
衰おとろえ
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.

Opposites

増ぞう進しんN1
増進 means an increase or boost (as in appetite or health), the direct opposite of 減退's decline.

Don't confuse with

減げん少しょうN2
減退 describes a weakening of strength, appetite, or interest, while 減少 is about a numerical decrease in quantity.

Word family

食しょく欲よく減げん退たい
loss of appetite; decreased appetite

Etymology

Compound of 減 (gen, 'decrease') and 退 (tai, 'retreat'), literally meaning to recede and diminish.