加減

See also: 加减

Chinese

to add; plus
 
to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish
trad. (加減)
simp. (加减)

Pronunciation


Verb

加減

  1. to increase or decrease; to add or subtract
  2. (figuratively) to adjust

Derived terms

Adverb

加減

  1. (Hakka, Hokkien) somewhat; to some extent; more or less
  2. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) casually; carelessly

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
げん
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

加減 (hiragana かげん, rōmaji kagen)

  1. addition and subtraction
  2. adjustment, moderation
  3. degree, amount (of seasoning, heating, etc.)
    さじ () (げん) ()らない。
    Saji kagen o shiranai.
    They do not know the right number of spoonfuls.
  4. physical condition, how one is feeling

Compounds

Suffix

加減 (hiragana かげん, rōmaji -kagen)

  1. the degree of
  2. to that degree
  3. just right
     (はい) () (げん) ()
    hairi-kagen no yu
    bathwater that's just right to enter

Verb

加減する (transitive, hiragana かげんする, rōmaji kagen suru)

  1. adjust, make an allowance

Conjugation

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. Hirayama, Tetsuo (1960) 全国アクセント辞典 (Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: 東京堂,.
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