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一増一減
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 一増一減.
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Buddhism
16,800,000-year period over which a human lifespan increases from ten years to 84,000 years (by one year per century) and then decreases back to ten (by one year per century)
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Kanji in this Word
一
one, one radical (no.1)
1 strokesFrequency 2JLPT N4Grade 1
On
イチイツ
Kun
ひと-ひと.つ
Nanori
かずいいっいるかつかづてんはじめひひとつまこと
増
increase, add, augment, gain, promote
14 strokesFrequency 231JLPT N2Grade 5
On
ゾウ
Kun
ま.すま.しふ.えるふ.やす
Nanori
まします
減
dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry
12 strokesFrequency 261JLPT N2Grade 5
On
ゲン
Kun
へ.るへ.らす
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