加減|かげんkagen[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, noun (suffix)degree; extent; amount; balance; state; condition
- noun(health) condition; state of health
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbadjustment; moderation; regulation
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbaddition and subtraction
- noun (suffix)slight sign of ...; slight state of ...
- noun (suffix)just right for ...
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 加減する（かげんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 加減します（かげんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 加減しない（かげんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 加減しません（かげんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 加減せず・加減せぬ（かげんせず・かげんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 加減した（かげんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 加減しました（かげんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 加減しなかった（かげんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 加減しませんでした（かげんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 加減して（かげんして） |
| Potential | 加減できる（かげんできる） |
| Passive | 加減される（かげんされる） |
| Causative | 加減させる（かげんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 加減させられる（かげんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 加減すれば（かげんすれば） |
| tara | 加減したら（かげんしたら） |
| Volitional | 加減しよう（かげんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 加減しましょう（かげんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 加減しろ（かげんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym具合ぐあいNeutralCovers how something or someone is doing, including health, as in 「具合が悪い」; common in everyday speech. Unlike 加減, it has no sense of degree or moderation.
- Synonym塩梅あんばいNeutralRefers to the saltiness of seasoning and, by extension, how a thing or the body is doing. It carries an old-fashioned, worldly-wise feel and is rare in casual talk.
- Related調整ちょうせいNeutralMeans bringing something up to a set standard, or coordinating parties. 加減 stresses fine judgement — weighing how much to add or take away.
- Related調節ちょうせつNeutralRegulating things like temperature or volume to a suitable level; somewhat technical. Close to 加減's adjusting sense but more objective.
- Related調子ちょうしNeutralCovers one's state or momentum, and also pitch or tune. 加減 centers on degree and measure; as a plain word for condition it is less common.
- Related体調たいちょうNeutralStrictly about physical condition and health. When 加減 is used for someone's health it usually appears in the honorific 「お加減」.
- Related容態ようだいFormalA patient's medical condition, typically in serious illness or clinical settings; more formal than 「具合」 or 「お加減」.
- RelatedコンディションNeutralA loanword for condition or physical shape, common in sports contexts. For everyday talk about health, 「体調」 is the more ordinary choice.
- Related健康状態けんこうじょうたいWrittenWritten, objective term for one's state of health, seen in checkups and reports. In daily speech 「体調」 is used instead.
Use 「加減」 for degree, measure or adjusting as you see fit, as in 「手加減」 and 「火加減」. For how someone's health is, say 「具合」 or 「体調」; for a patient's state, 「容態」; for regulating something, 「調節」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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