Japanese symbol for “decreasing”
右肩下がり
みぎかたさがり
Romaji: migikatasagari
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
In Japanese, decreasing is 右肩下がり, read みぎかたさがり (migikatasagari).
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Meanings
- adj-no, exp decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “decreasing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 損減 | そんげん songen | decreasing; diminishing; abating |
| 右下がり | みぎさがり migisagari | decreasing (graph falling to the right); sloping to the right; shrinking |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 左右 | さゆう sayuu | left and right; right and left |
| 右手 | みぎて migite | right hand |
| 右翼 | うよく uyoku | right wing |
| 右側 | みぎがわ migigawa | right side; right-hand side |
| 右腕 | みぎうで migiude | right arm |
| 右派 | うは uha | right wing |
| 肩書き | かたがき katagaki | title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company) |
| 肩代わり | かたがわり katagawari | taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation |
| 以下 | いか ika | not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under |
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