Lingaku減【げん】
Frequency rank: 26,295. – 26,481.
Alsoげん
- reduction; decrease
- subtractionmathematics
- reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)archaism
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); suffix
Generated: This meaning refers to the act of making something smaller in amount, size, or degree. It is commonly used in contexts such as reducing costs, waste, or quantities.
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Generated: This meaning is specifically used in mathematics, indicating the operation of taking one quantity away from another.
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun, used as a suffix
Generated: This meaning relates to a historical legal context in Japan, referring to the act of lessening penalties as prescribed by the ancient ritsuryō legal codes.