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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 減 | 数 |
| げん Grade: 5 |
すう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 減數 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
Noun
Derived terms
Related terms
- 加算 (kasan): 被加数 (hikasū) + 加数 (kasū) = 和 (wa)
- 減算 (gensan): 被減数 (higensū) − 減数 (gensū) = 差 (sa)
- 乗算 (jōzan): 被乗数 (hijōsū) × 乗数 (jōsū) = 積 (seki)
- 除算 (josan): 被除数 (hijosū) ÷ 除数 (josū) = 商 (shō)
Verb
減数する • (gensū suru) suru (stem 減数し (gensū shi), past 減数した (gensū shita))
- to decrease in number
Conjugation
Conjugation of "減数する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 減数し | げんすうし | gensū shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 減数し | げんすうし | gensū shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 減数する | げんすうする | gensū suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 減数する | げんすうする | gensū suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 減数すれ | げんすうすれ | gensū sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 減数せよ¹ 減数しろ² |
げんすうせよ¹ げんすうしろ² |
gensū seyo¹ gensū shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 減数される | げんすうされる | gensū sareru | |
| Causative | 減数させる 減数さす |
げんすうさせる げんすうさす |
gensū saseru gensū sasu | |
| Potential | 減数できる | げんすうできる | gensū dekiru | |
| Volitional | 減数しよう | げんすうしよう | gensū shiyō | |
| Negative | 減数しない | げんすうしない | gensū shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 減数せず | げんすうせず | gensū sezu | |
| Formal | 減数します | げんすうします | gensū shimasu | |
| Perfective | 減数した | げんすうした | gensū shita | |
| Conjunctive | 減数して | げんすうして | gensū shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 減数すれば | げんすうすれば | gensū sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
References
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ “減数
”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
