還元
還元する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 還元する | 還元しない |
| Polite | 還元します | 還元しません |
| Past polite | 還元しました | 還元しませんでした |
| Past | 還元した | 還元しなかった |
| Te-form | 還元して | 還元しないで |
| Desire | 還元したい | 還元したくない |
| Potential | 還元できる | 還元できない |
| Passive | 還元される | 還元されない |
| Causative | 還元させる | 還元させない |
| Causative passive | 還元させられる | 還元させられない |
| Volitional | 還元しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 還元しましょう | |
| Imperative | 還元しろ | 還元するな |
| Conditional | 還元すれば | 還元しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 還元したら | 還元しなかったら |
Meanings
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
restoration; return; giving back
General use: returning something to its original state or owner, or giving back benefits/profits. Often used in economic, social, or abstract contexts.
Return a portion of the profits to society.
It is difficult to restore nature to its original state.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
reduction; deoxidation
Chemistry: a reaction in which a substance gains electrons or loses oxygen. Opposite of 酸化 (oxidation).
See also: 酸化
Reducing copper oxide with hydrogen yields copper.
Usage patterns
- 利益を〈人〉に還元するto return profits to someone (customers, shareholders, society)
This company returns its profits to its shareholders.
- 〈物〉を還元するto chemically reduce a substance (remove oxygen or add electrons)
Copper oxide is reduced using hydrogen.
- 〈事〉を〈物〉に還元するto reduce something complex to a simpler underlying principle
He reduced every problem to economic factors in his thinking.
Expressions
- 濃縮還元from concentrate