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Illustration of 軽減

軽減けいげん

けいげん keigen Play N1 Noun Suru verb Transitive Intransitive

Meanings and examples

程度や量を減らすこと。 abatement

Example 1

ヨガはストレス軽減に役立つ。

Yoga can help lower stress.

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Example 2

男性の割礼が、性器ヘルペスや癌の原因にもなるウイルス感染のリスクを軽減します。

Male circumcision decreases the risk of viral infections that cause herpes and cancer.

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Kanji breakdown

減

N2

dwindle; decrease; reduce; decline; curtail; get hungry

On reading
ゲン
Kun reading
へ.る、へ.らす
Radical
水

軽

N2

lightly; trifling; unimportant

On reading
ケイ、キョウ、キン
Kun reading
かる.い、かろ.やか、かろ.んじる
Radical
車
Illustration of いい加減

いい加減

N1

いいかげん

moderate; right; random; not thorough; vague; irresponsible; halfhearted

Illustration of 削減

削減

N1

さくげん

cut; reduction; curtailment

Illustration of 手軽

手軽

N1

てがる

easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap

Illustration of 気軽

気軽

N1

きがる

cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted

Illustration of 減少

減少

N1

げんしょう

decrease; reduction; decline