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増減

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

増減 — “increase and decrease, fluctuation”

増減 (read ぞうげん) means increase and decrease, fluctuation. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

ぞうげん

Meaning

increase and decrease, fluctuation

増減 in a sentence

人口じんこうの増減ぞうげん。

Fluctuation in population.

The kanji in 増減

増to increase
減to decrease

Words that share a kanji with 増減

増えるふえる— to increase, to grow
増加ぞうか— increase, rise
増すます— to increase, to grow, to rise
増やすふやす— to increase, to add to (in number or amount)
激増げきぞう— sharp increase, sudden surge
増大ぞうだい— increase, enlargement, growth
減るへる— to decrease, to diminish
加減かげん— degree, extent, adjustment; (physical) condition

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