Word details

減退

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 減退.

Dictionary

Entry

減退んたいNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #35570
1

decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss

Examples
景気の減退が始まると、短期契約社員達は次々に一時解雇を言い渡された。
As the recession set in, temporary employees were laid off one after another.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry

12 strokesFrequency 261JLPT N2Grade 5

On

ゲン

Kun

へ.るへ.らす
退

retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject

8 strokesFrequency 424JLPT N2Grade 6

On

タイ

Kun

しりぞ.くしりぞ.けるひ.くの.くの.けるど.く

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