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Japanese symbol for “depreciation”

Romaji: geraku
depreciation; decline; fall; slump

In Japanese, depreciation is , read (geraku).

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. n, vi, vs depreciation; decline; fall; slump

Kanji and stroke order

below, down, descend
on: カ、ゲ
kun: した、しも、もと、さ.げる
3 strokes · JLPT 4
fall, drop, come down
on: ラク
kun: お.ちる、お.ち、お.とす
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “depreciation”

WordReadingMeaning
ていげん teigendecrease; reduction; fall
しょうきゃく shoukyakudepreciation
げんかしょうきゃく genkashoukyakudepreciation
さげ sagedepreciation; price fall
げんか genkaprice reduction; depreciation; abatement

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いか ikanot exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under
ちか chikaunderground; below the ground
ていか teikafall; decline; lowering
じょうげ jougetop and bottom; high and low; above and below
ちかてつ chikatetsusubway; metro; underground (railway)
ぶか bukasubordinate person
おちる ochiruto fall; to drop; to come down
おち ochislip; omission

See also: Chinese symbol for “depreciation”.

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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