japanese.tips

減 decrease

Meaningdecrease; dwindle; reduce; decline
Onゲン
Kunへ.る、へ.らす
Strokes12
First metN4 lesson 6, in 湯加減

Stroke order

Words

WordReadingMeaningLevel
湯加減ゆかげんbath water temperatureN4
薪の加減まきのかげんadjustment of firewood heatN4
削減さくげんreduction, cutN3
加減かげんdegree, adjustmentN3
増減ぞうげんincrease and decreaseN3
急減きゅうげんsharp decreaseN3
軽減けいげんreduction, alleviationN3
減少げんしょうdecreaseN3
減衰げんすいattenuationN2
景気減速けいきげんそくeconomic slowdownN1
縮減しゅくげんcurtailment, reductionN1
負担軽減ふたんけいげんburden alleviationN1
負荷軽減ふかけいげんload reductionN1
意欲減退いよくげんたいdampening of incentiveN1
減価げんかdepreciation, loss of valueN1
減資げんしcapital reduction, equity wipeoutN1
経費削減けいひさくげんcost-cutting, reduction of overheadN1
元利金減免がんりきんげんめんdebt relief, haircut on principal and interestN1
手数料低減てすうりょうていげんfee reductionN1
研ぎ減りとぎへりworn away by centuries of washingN1
火加減ひかげんprecision calibration of thermal hearth fireN1
摩擦加減まさつかげんdelicate calibration of hand polishing pressureN1
焼き加減やきかげんprecise degree of cooking doneness and surface crustN1

Examples

地下(ちか)の源泉(げんせん)弁(べん)を少(すこ)し絞(しぼ)って、谷(たに)の清水(しみず)を引(ひ)いて冷(さ)ましながら湯(ゆ)加減(かげん)を調整(ちょうせい)しましょう。

Let's throttle the underground spring valve slightly and adjust the bath temperature while cooling it with fresh valley water. (N4 lesson 6)

慌(あわ)てるな、所作(しょさ)を乱(みだ)すなと言(い)っているだろう!衣服(いふく)が汚(よご)れようとも手元(てもと)の集中(しゅうちゅう)を切(き)らすな。昆布(こんぶ)は沸騰(ふっとう)直前(ちょくぜん)の六(ろく)十(じゅう)五(ご)℃前後(ぜんご)で引(ひ)き揚(あ)げねばならん。湯(ゆ)加減(かげん)が温度(おんど)管理(かんり)の基準(きじゅん)からわずかでも逸脱(いつだつ)すれば、不溶性(ふようせい)のアルギン酸(さん)や粘(ねば)り、そして渋(しぶ)みが溶(と)け出(だ)し、濁度(だくど)が上(あ)がって出汁(だし)の澄明(ちょうめい)さが一瞬(いっしゅん)で破壊(はかい)されるぞ。

Don't panic, I keep telling you not to lose your composure! Whatever happens to your clothes, don't break your concentration on your hands. The kombu must come out at around 65 degrees, just before boiling. If the water temperature strays even slightly from the standard, insoluble alginic acid, slime and astringency will leach out, the turbidity will rise, and the dashi's clarity will be destroyed in an instant. (N1 lesson 155)