Japanese word

増減

Pronunciation

Romajizōgen

Meaning

  • nounfluctuation

Example

価格の増減を毎月調べます。ka kaku no zō gen o mai tsuki shira be ma su

I check price fluctuations every month.

Illustration for 増減 (fluctuation)

More examples

利用者の数は月ごとに増減します。ri yō sha no kazu wa tsuki go to ni zō gen shi ma su

The number of users fluctuates from month to month.

Core concept

Describes the rise and fall of an amount, value, or number as it changes from one state or time to another.

Common phrases

  • 数量の増減sū ryō no zō gen

    changes in quantity

  • 増減を繰り返すzō gen o ku ri kae su

    repeatedly fluctuate

  • 増減に応じてzō gen ni ō ji te

    according to fluctuations

Similar words

変動hendō: A rise or fall in an amount, value, or number caused by changing conditions.
上下jōge: An upward or downward movement in an amount, value, or number.

Definition in Japanese

数量や価格などが、ある時点と比べて多くなったり少なくなったりすること。sū ryō ya ka kaku na do ga a ru ji ten to kura be te ō ku na tta ri suku na ku na tta ri su ru ko to

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound 増減 (zōgen) joins 増 (zō, "increase") with 減 (gen, "decrease"), so its form directly presents two opposite kinds of change.

Usage tips

  • The noun 増減 (zōgen) often appears in discussions of prices, populations, and budgets when the amount changes over time without stating one direction alone.

Other meanings

  • increase and decreasenoun

Opposites

  • 一定itteiconstantna-adjective

Related words

  • 増減するzōgensurufluctuateverb

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