減俸|げんぽうgenpou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbsalary reduction; salary cut
Conjugation
Dictionary form減俸する(げんぽうする)
Polite (masu)減俸します(げんぽうします)
Negative (nai)減俸しない(げんぽうしない)
polite (masen)減俸しません(げんぽうしません)
classical zu / nu減俸せず・減俸せぬ(げんぽうせず・げんぽうせぬ)
Past (ta)減俸した(げんぽうした)
polite (mashita)減俸しました(げんぽうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)減俸しなかった(げんぽうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)減俸しませんでした(げんぽうしませんでした)
Te form減俸して(げんぽうして)
Potential減俸できる(げんぽうできる)
Passive減俸される(げんぽうされる)
Causative減俸させる(げんぽうさせる)
Causative passive減俸させられる(げんぽうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)減俸すれば(げんぽうすれば)
tara減俸したら(げんぽうしたら)
Volitional減俸しよう(げんぽうしよう)
polite (mashou)減俸しましょう(げんぽうしましょう)
Imperative減俸しろ(げんぽうしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym減給げんきゅうWrittenWritten word for a pay cut; also one of the disciplinary punishments, used by both government offices and companies. Very close in sense to 「減俸」.
  • Synonym賃下げちんさげCasualColloquial term for lowering wages, whether one person's pay or wages across the board. 「減俸」 is the more formal choice.
  • Synonym給与カットNeutralCutting pay; common in everyday speech and business talk. 「減俸」 is more formal and typically appears in disciplinary punishments or official announcements.
  • Antonym昇給しょうきゅうNeutralA pay raise, as in 「定期昇給」; the standard opposite of 「減俸」.
  • Antonym増俸ぞうほうWrittenWritten word for a pay raise — the direct opposite of the pay cut expressed by 「減俸」.

For a pay cut, use 「減俸」 or 「減給」 in formal writing and punishments like 「減俸処分」「減給処分」; 「給与カット」 and 「賃下げ」 suit speech and business. For a raise, say 「昇給」 (or formal 「増俸」).

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Japanese definitions
  1. 給料きゅうりょうを減へらすこと。また、給料きゅうりょうが減へらされること。
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