Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 半減(はんげん) in Japanese

半減
Kana Reading
はんげん
Romaji
hangen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    reduction by half; halve
    Example sentence
    彼の収入は退職後半減した。 His income was diminished by half after retirement.

Examples of 半減, はんげん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

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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半 JLPT 5

5 strokes

half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-

On'Yomi: ハン

Kun'Yomi: なか.ば

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