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“reduction” in Japanese

Japanese

Also縮小 (shukushō) · 軽減 (keigen) · 減額 (gengaku)

Pronunciation

Romajisakugen

Example

会社は費用の削減を目指します。kai sha wa hi yō no saku gen o me za shi ma su

The company aims to reduce costs.

Illustration for 削減 (reduction)

How to say “reduction” in Japanese

“Reduction” in Japanese is 削減 (sakugen).

Expresses the deliberate lowering of an amount by cutting back on what is used, spent, or produced.

Full entry for 削減: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 削減

広告費の削減で、商品の価格を維持しました。kō koku hi no saku gen de shō hin no ka kaku o i ji shi ma shi ta

The reduction in advertising costs allowed us to maintain the product's price.

Tips for using 削減

  • News reports and workplace discussions often use 削減 (sakugen) for planned decreases in costs, waste, or energy use.

Other Japanese words for “reduction”

写真の縮小ができます。sha shin no shuku shō ga de ki ma su

The photo can be reduced.

この薬で痛みが軽減されます。ko no kusuri de ita mi ga kei gen sa re ma su

This medicine reduces pain.

税金の減額を申請できます。zei kin no gen gaku o shin sei de ki ma su

You can apply for a tax reduction.

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