Japanese symbol for “diminution”
減額
げんがく
Romaji: gengaku
reduction (esp. in price or cost); diminution; abatement
In Japanese, diminution is 減額, read げんがく (gengaku).
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
- n, vs, vt reduction (esp. in price or cost); diminution; abatement
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “diminution”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 減損 | げんそん genson | decrease; diminution; loss |
| 減弱 | げんじゃく genjaku | reduction; weakening; attenuation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 減速 | げんそく gensoku | deceleration |
| 減る | へる heru | to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate |
| 減らす | へらす herasu | to abate; to decrease; to diminish |
| 金額 | きんがく kingaku | amount of money; sum |
| 総額 | そうがく sougaku | total amount (of money); total sum; sum total |
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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