英和和英

読み方 げんずる

他動詞

1

（＝減少する）To decrease （the number）; to diminish （the value）; to reduce （the number, quantity, or penalty）; to lessen （the number or quantity）; to mitigate （the punishment）; to commute （the sentence）

用例

• 罪一等を減ずる
  to reduce the penalty by one degree

• 死一等を減ずる
  to commute the sentence of death by one degree

2

（＝引く）to subtract （one number from another）

• 十より七を減ずれば三残る
  10 minus seven leaves three.

自動詞

1

（＝減少する）to decrease （in number）; to diminish （in value）; to be reduced （to so much or so many）; to be lessened （by so much or so many）; to fall off; to go down

用例

• 犯罪は減じつつある
  Crime is on the decrease―on the ebb.

• 震災のために収入が減じた
  The receipts have fallen off owing to the seismic disaster.
• 五千円に減じた
  They have decreased to 5,000 yen―been reduced to 5,000 yen.
• 三千円だけ減じた
  They have decreased by 3,000 yen―been lessened by 3,000 yen.

2

用例

• 疼痛が減ずる
  Pain is allayed―is alleviated―is mitigated―is assuaged.

• 罪が減ずる
  A crime is palliated.