Vocabulary

What does 減少 (げんしょう, genshou) mean?

減少 (げんしょう, genshou) means decrease, decline.

Quick facts
Readingげんしょう
Romajigenshou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
げんしょう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommongenshou

decrease, decline

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive decrease; reduction; decline

Example sentences

  • I'm worried about the decline in sales.

  • The population continues to decline this year.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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