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N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb, No-adjective

減少(げんしょう)decrease, reduction, decline

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb, No-adjective

      1.

      decrease, reduction, decline

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    減少 【げんしょう】

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      森林(しんりん)年々(ねんねん)減少(げんしょう)しているそうです。

      It seems that forests are decreasing year by year. {decrease, reduction, decline}

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      体重(たいじゅう)減少(げんしょう)させるために食事(しょくじ)制限(せいげん)をする。

      To decrease body weight, one imposes dietary restrictions. {decrease, reduction, decline}

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      この(なん)(じゅう)(ねん)日本(にほん)韓国(かんこく)人口(じんこう)減少(げんしょう)(つづ)けています。

      For several decades now, the population of Japan and South Korea has continued to decrease. {decrease, reduction, decline}

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      乱獲(らんかく)生態(せいたい)(けい)(みだ)れによって、漁獲(ぎょかく)(りょう)毎年(まいとし)減少(げんしょう)しているようだ。

      Due to overfishing and ecological disruption, it seems that the annual fish catch is experiencing a decline. {decrease, reduction, decline}

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      失恋(しつれん)によって()べることもままならず、体重(たいじゅう)減少(げんしょう)してしまう始末(しまつ)です。

      Due to heartbreak, I can't even eat properly and as a result, my weight has decreased. {decrease, reduction, decline}

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