Chinese

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to lower; to decrease; to reduce
to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish
 
salary
trad. (減俸)
simp. (减俸)

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Verb

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減俸

  1. (archaic) to cut salary; to lower salary

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (減俸):
  • Japanese: 減俸(げんぽう) (genpō)
  • Korean: 감봉(減俸) (gambong)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: 5
ほう > ぽう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(げん)(ぽう) (genpō

  1. pay cut; salary cut
    Synonym: 減給
    Antonyms: 加給, 増俸

Verb

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(げん)(ぽう)する (genpō surusuru (stem (げん)(ぽう) (genpō shi), past (げん)(ぽう)した (genpō shita))

  1. to cut salary

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN