Japanese word

激減

Pronunciation

Romajigekigen

Meaning

  • nounsharp drop

Example

魚の数が激減しています。sakana no kazu ga geki gen shi te i ma su

The number of fish is decreasing sharply.

Illustration for 激減 (sharp drop)

More examples

少子化で、地域の子どもの数が激減しています。shō shi ka de chi iki no ko do mo no kazu ga geki gen shi te i ma su

Because of the declining birthrate, the number of children in the area is decreasing sharply.

Core concept

Describes a noticeable decrease that happens rapidly rather than gradually.

Common phrases

  • 人口の激減jin kō no geki gen

    a sharp drop in population

  • 売上の激減uriage no geki gen

    a sharp drop in sales

  • 激減の原因geki gen no gen in

    the cause of the sharp drop

Similar words

急減kyūgen: A rapid and substantial decrease in an amount or number.
大幅減少ōhabagenshō: A decrease that is large in size, whether or not it happens quickly.
減少genshō: A reduction in an amount or number of any size.

Definition in Japanese

数や量などが短期間に大きく減ること。sū ya ryō na do ga tan ki kan ni ō ki ku he ru ko to

Word origin

激減 (gekigen) combines 激 (geki, "intense") and 減 (gen, "decrease"), giving the compound its sense of a sharp drop.

Usage tips

  • The noun 激減 (gekigen) is common in reports about populations, sales, and other measurable figures, while 激減する (gekigen suru) describes the same sharp fall as an action.

Other meanings

  • sudden fallnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 激減するgekigensurudecrease sharplyverb

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