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Japanese symbol for “decreasing”

Romaji: migikatasagari
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining

In Japanese, decreasing is , read (migikatasagari).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-no, exp decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining

Kanji and stroke order

right
on: ウ、ユウ
kun: みぎ
5 strokes · JLPT 4
shoulder
on: ケン
kun: かた
8 strokes · JLPT 2
below, down, descend
on: カ、ゲ
kun: した、しも、もと、さ.げる
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “decreasing”

WordReadingMeaning
そんげん songendecreasing; diminishing; abating
みぎさがり migisagaridecreasing (graph falling to the right); sloping to the right; shrinking

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さゆう sayuuleft and right; right and left
みぎて migiteright hand
うよく uyokuright wing
みぎがわ migigawaright side; right-hand side
みぎうで migiuderight arm
うは uharight wing
かたがき katagakititle (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company)
かたがわり katagawaritaking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
いか ikanot exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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