加減

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See also: 加减

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 2/2
Initial () (28) (28)
Final () (98) (151)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () II II
Fanqie
Baxter kae keamX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kˠa/ /kˠɛmX/
Pan
Wuyun
/kᵚa/ /kᵚæmX/
Shao
Rongfen
/ka/ /kɐmX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kaɨ/ /kəɨmX/
Li
Rong
/ka/ /kɐmX/
Wang
Li
/ka/ /kɐmX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ka/ /kămX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jiā jiǎn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gaa1 gaam2

Verb

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加減

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

Derived terms

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Adverb

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加減

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

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (加減):
  • Japanese: ()(げん) (kagen)
  • Korean: 가감(加減) (gagam)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
げん
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(げん) (kagen

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

Derived terms

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Suffix

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()(げん) (-kagen

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

Verb

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()(げん)する (kagen surutransitive suru (stem ()(げん) (kagen shi), past ()(げん)した (kagen shita))

  1. adjust, make an allowance

Conjugation

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References

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