Japanese symbol for “abatement”
軽減
けいげん
Romaji: keigen
abatement; reduction
In Japanese, abatement is 軽減, read けいげん (keigen).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs abatement; reduction
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “abatement”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 弱まり | よわまり yowamari | abatement; weakening |
| 減額 | げんがく gengaku | reduction (esp. in price or cost); diminution; abatement |
| 失効 | しっこう shikkou | lapse; abatement; invalidation |
| 減価 | げんか genka | price reduction; depreciation; abatement |
| 和らぎ | やわらぎ yawaragi | alleviation; abatement; peacefulness |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 気軽 | きがる kigaru | carefree; buoyant; lighthearted |
| 手軽 | てがる tegaru | easy; simple; informal |
| 軽い | かるい karui | light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily) |
| 軽傷 | けいしょう keishou | minor injury |
| 軽視 | けいし keishi | making light of; thinking little of; slighting |
| 減少 | げんしょう genshou | decrease; reduction; decline |
| 削減 | さくげん sakugen | cut; reduction; curtailment |
| 加減 | かげん kagen | degree; extent; amount |
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