Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 減退(げんたい) in Japanese

減退
Kana Reading
げんたい
Romaji
gentai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
    Example sentence
    食欲が急に減退するのは病気の兆候である事がある。 Sudden decrease in appetite is sometimes a sign of illness.

Examples of 減退, げんたい in a sentence

Kanji in this word

退 JLPT 3

9 strokes

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

On'Yomi: タイ

Kun'Yomi: しりぞ.く, しりぞ.ける, ひ.く, の.く, の.ける, ど.く

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減 JLPT 2

12 strokes

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

On'Yomi: ゲン

Kun'Yomi: へ.る, へ.らす

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