Translation and Meaning of: 削減 - sakugen

On this page, we will study the meaning of the Japanese word 削減 (sakugen) and its translation into English. Let's see their different meanings, example phrases, explanations, etymology and the similar words.

Romaji: sakugen

Kana: さくげん

Type: noun

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削減

Translation / Meaning: cut; reduction; reduction

Meaning in English: cut;reduction;curtailment

Definition: Reduction refers to the reduction of the number of things.

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Explanation and Etymology - (削減) sakugen

削減 (さくげん) is a Japanese word that means "reduction" or "cut". It is composed of the Kanji 削 (さく) which means "to cut" or "to scrape" and 減 (げん) which means "to decrease" or "to reduce". The word is often used in financial, political, and environmental contexts to refer to measures of cost reduction, budget cuts, pollution reduction, among others.

How to Write in Japanese - (削減) sakugen

See below a step-by-step guide on how to write the word by hand in Japanese (削減) sakugen:

How do you say cut; reduction; reduction In japanese?

There are different ways of expressing the idea of "cut; reduction; reduction" in the Japanese language.

A way of saying "cut; reduction; reduction" é "(削減) sakugen".

See below a list of Japanese words that have the same meaning or is a variation of the word we are studying on this page:

縮減; 減少; 削減する

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Words related to: 削減

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補助

Kana: ほじょ

Romaji: hojyo

Meaning:

assistance; support; help; assistant

減らす

Kana: へらす

Romaji: herasu

Meaning:

shoot down; to decrease; reduce; shorten

負担

Kana: ふたん

Romaji: futan

Meaning:

charge; indictment; responsibility

引き下げる

Kana: ひきさげる

Romaji: hikisageru

Meaning:

pull down; to decrease; reduce; to remove

損失

Kana: そんしつ

Romaji: sonshitsu

Meaning:

loss

軽減

Kana: けいげん

Romaji: keigen

Meaning:

reduction

一部分

Kana: いちぶぶん

Romaji: ichibubun

Meaning:

a part

Words with the same pronunciation: さくげん sakugen

Example Sentences - (削減) sakugen

Below are some example sentences:

削減は環境保護のために重要です。

Sakugen wa kankyō hogo no tame ni jūyō desu

Reduction is important for environmental protection.

The reduction is important for environmental protection.

  • 削減 - reduction
  • は - topic particle
  • 環境保護 - environmental protection
  • のために - para
  • 重要 - important
  • です - verb ser/estar in the present

Other words of the same type: noun

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Kana: はし

Romaji: hashi

Meaning:

bridge

滞納

Kana: たいのう

Romaji: tainou

Meaning:

do not pay; standard

Kana: く

Romaji: ku

Meaning:

(num) nine

削減