【げん】

Frequency rank: 26,295. – 26,481.
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi); suffix
  1. reduction; decrease
    2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  2. subtractionmathematics
    3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun, used as a suffix
  3. reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)archaism
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  • 【げん】Frequency rank: 26,295. – 26,481.
  • げんFrequency rank: 44,487. – 45,255.
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. reduction; decrease
    2. 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.
    It is necessary to reduce the budget.
    It is important to decrease waste.
  2. subtraction
    3. This meaning is specifically used in mathematics, indicating the operation of taking one quantity away from another.
    He is learning subtraction in math class.
    I solved the subtraction problems.
  3. reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
    4. 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.
    He applied for a reduction of the fine.
    That crime was not exempt from reduction.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to reduceto decreasetax reductionweight reductionto reduce speedpoints deductiondepreciationto diminishextent of decreasesubstantial reduction
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
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