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Japanese word
軽減
Pronunciation
Romajikeigen
Meaning
- nounreduction
Example
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.
More examples
適切な休憩は仕事中の疲労の軽減につながります。teki setsu na kyū kei wa shi goto chū no hi rō no kei gen ni tsu na ga ri ma su
Taking proper breaks helps reduce fatigue at work.
Core concept
Expresses a reduction in the weight, severity, or impact of something while leaving the thing itself in place.
Common phrases
負担の軽減fu tan no kei gen
burden reduction
痛みの軽減ita mi no kei gen
pain reduction
リスクの軽減ri su ku no kei gen
risk reduction
環境への影響の軽減kan kyō e no ei kyō no kei gen
reduction of the environmental impact
税負担の軽減zei fu tan no kei gen
tax burden reduction
Similar words
緩和kanwa: An easing of the force, severity, or strictness of something.
低減teigen: A decrease in the level, degree, or amount of something.
削減sakugen: A planned cut in the amount, size, or cost of something.
Definition in Japanese
痛みや負担などの程度を小さくすること。ita mi ya fu tan na do no tei do o chii sa ku su ru ko to
Word origin
軽減 (keigen) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 軽 (kei, "light") and 減 (gen, "decrease"), whose meanings together suggest reducing the heaviness or severity of something.
Usage tips
- In formal conversations about policies and costs, 軽減 (keigen) frequently occurs in compounds such as 軽減税率 (keigen zeiritsu), a term for a lower tax rate on specified goods.