Word Meaning 減少

げんしょう genshou

減少 is read as げんしょう (genshou) and means decrease.

Meaning

English

  1. decrease
  2. reduction
  3. decline

Reading

Kana

げんしょう

Romaji

genshou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 増加,増大 Rank 1926 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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人口減少

じんこうげんしょう

depopulation

体重減少

たいじゅうげんしょう

weight loss

単調減少

たんちょうげんしょう

monotonic decrease

白血球減少

はっけっきゅうげんしょう

leukopenia

血小板減少

けっしょうばんげんしょう

thrombocytopenia

需要減少

じゅようげんしょう

reduced demand

単調減少数列

たんちょうげんしょうすうれつ

monotonically decreasing sequence

重症熱性血小板減少症候群

じゅうしょうねっせいけっしょうばんげんしょうしょうこうぐん

severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome

白血球減少症

はっけっきゅうげんしょうしょう

leukopenia

血小板減少症

けっしょうばんげんしょうしょう

thrombocytopenia

顆粒球減少症

かりゅうきゅうげんしょうしょう

agranulocytosis

汎血球減少症

はんけっきゅうげんしょうしょう

pancytopenia

Example Sentences

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Our sales are decreasing.

The number of students is decreasing year by year.

The population of this country is gradually diminishing.

Cases of this nature are decreasing.

Site traffic is dropping.

The automatric driving system using AI is expected to contribute to reducing accidents.

MP (magic): Ability score needed to use magic. As you use magic it drops, but with time it recovers.

The reduction in obstetricians and gynecologists is a reflection of the decrease in births, thus reducing need for medical care.