Japanese symbol for “reducing”
減殺
げんさい
Romaji: gensai
lessening; diminishing; reducing
In Japanese, reducing is 減殺, read げんさい (gensai).
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 lessening; diminishing; reducing
Written forms: 減殺. Readings: げんさい、げんさつ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “reducing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| リデュース | リデュース rideyuusu | reducing (esp. waste) |
| 煮熟 | しゃじゅく shajuku | boiling down; reducing |
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 |
| 殺人 | さつじん satsujin | murder; homicide; manslaughter |
| 自殺 | じさつ jisatsu | suicide |
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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