増減|ぞうげんzougen[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbincrease and decrease; fluctuation
Conjugation
Dictionary form増減する(ぞうげんする)
Polite (masu)増減します(ぞうげんします)
Negative (nai)増減しない(ぞうげんしない)
polite (masen)増減しません(ぞうげんしません)
classical zu / nu増減せず・増減せぬ(ぞうげんせず・ぞうげんせぬ)
Past (ta)増減した(ぞうげんした)
polite (mashita)増減しました(ぞうげんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)増減しなかった(ぞうげんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)増減しませんでした(ぞうげんしませんでした)
Te form増減して(ぞうげんして)
Potential増減できる(ぞうげんできる)
Passive増減される(ぞうげんされる)
Causative増減させる(ぞうげんさせる)
Causative passive増減させられる(ぞうげんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)増減すれば(ぞうげんすれば)
tara増減したら(ぞうげんしたら)
Volitional増減しよう(ぞうげんしよう)
polite (mashou)増減しましょう(ぞうげんしましょう)
Imperative増減しろ(ぞうげんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related変動へんどうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Changes in prices or values, as in 「株価の変動」; broader than 増減 — not limited to rises and falls.
  • Related上がり下がりあがりさがりNeutralRises and falls, as in 「気温の上がり下がり」; a neutral word heard often in everyday speech.
  • Antonym一定いっていNeutralFixed and unchanging, as in 「一定の速度」; the opposite of 増減.
  • Antonym固定こていNeutralFixed in place or kept unchanged, as in 「固定費」; the opposite of 増減, which implies change.

Use 「増減」 for increases and decreases in a quantity, as in 「人口の増減」. For price or value changes pick 「変動」 (written style); for rises and falls in everyday speech, 「上がり下がり」. If the amount stays the same, use 「一定」 or 「固定」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 増ふえたり減へったりすること。増ふやしたり減へらしたりすること。
Kanji in this word
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