減少

See also: 减少

Chinese
 
to lower; to decrease; to reduce
to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish
 
young; few; little
young; few; little; lack
trad. (減少) 減 少
simp. (减少) 减 少

Pronunciation

Verb

減少

  1. to reduce; to decrease; to cut; to minimise
    減少痛苦／减少痛苦  ―  jiǎnshǎo tòngkǔ  ―  to reduce suffering
    減少損失／减少损失  ―  jiǎnshǎo sǔnshī  ―  to cut one's losses
    減少浪費／减少浪费  ―  jiǎnshǎo làngfèi  ―  to reduce waste
    減少犯罪／减少犯罪  ―  jiǎnshǎo fànzuì  ―  to reduce crime
    減少疲勞／减少疲劳  ―  jiǎnshǎo píláo  ―  to minimise fatigue
    減少食量／减少食量  ―  jiǎnshǎo shíliàng  ―  to reduce food intake
    減少政府過度監管 [MSC, trad.]
    减少政府过度监管 [MSC, simp.]
    jiǎnshǎo zhèngfǔ guòdù jiānguǎn [Pinyin]
    to reduce excessive government regulations
    減少儲蓄，增加消費 [MSC, trad.]
    减少储蓄，增加消费 [MSC, simp.]
    jiǎnshǎo chǔxù, zēngjiā xiāofèi [Pinyin]
    to save less and spend more

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Antonyms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
減 少
げん
Grade: 5		 しょう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) げんしょー [gèńshóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡẽ̞ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]

Noun

減(げん)少(しょう) • (genshō) 

  1. reduction, decrease, fall, decline

Verb

減(げん)少(しょう)する • (genshō suru) suru (stem 減(げん)少(しょう)し (genshō shi), past 減(げん)少(しょう)した (genshō shita))

  1. come down, decrease, fall, diminish, lessen, recede, wane

Conjugation
Conjugation of "減少する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 減少し げんしょうし genshō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 減少し げんしょうし genshō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 減少する げんしょうする genshō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 減少する げんしょうする genshō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 減少すれ げんしょうすれ genshō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 減少せよ¹
減少しろ²		 げんしょうせよ¹
げんしょうしろ²		 genshō seyo¹
genshō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 減少される げんしょうされる genshō sareru
Causative 減少させる
減少さす		 げんしょうさせる
げんしょうさす		 genshō saseru
genshō sasu
Potential 減少できる げんしょうできる genshō dekiru
Volitional 減少しよう げんしょうしよう genshō shiyō
Negative 減少しない げんしょうしない genshō shinai
Negative continuative 減少せず げんしょうせず genshō sezu
Formal 減少します げんしょうします genshō shimasu
Perfective 減少した げんしょうした genshō shita
Conjunctive 減少して げんしょうして genshō shite
Hypothetical conditional 減少すれば げんしょうすれば genshō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
減少

Verb

減少

  1. chữ Hán form of giảm thiểu.
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