減給|げんきゅうgenkyuu[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb, no-adjectivepay cut; salary cut
Conjugation
Dictionary form減給する(げんきゅうする)
Polite (masu)減給します(げんきゅうします)
Negative (nai)減給しない(げんきゅうしない)
polite (masen)減給しません(げんきゅうしません)
classical zu / nu減給せず・減給せぬ(げんきゅうせず・げんきゅうせぬ)
Past (ta)減給した(げんきゅうした)
polite (mashita)減給しました(げんきゅうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)減給しなかった(げんきゅうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)減給しませんでした(げんきゅうしませんでした)
Te form減給して(げんきゅうして)
Potential減給できる(げんきゅうできる)
Passive減給される(げんきゅうされる)
Causative減給させる(げんきゅうさせる)
Causative passive減給させられる(げんきゅうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)減給すれば(げんきゅうすれば)
tara減給したら(げんきゅうしたら)
Volitional減給しよう(げんきゅうしよう)
polite (mashou)減給しましょう(げんきゅうしましょう)
Imperative減給しろ(げんきゅうしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym減俸げんぽうWrittenA more formal near-synonym for cutting pay: used to discipline civil servants, and also for pay cuts to pro athletes and executives.
  • Synonym賃下げちんさげNeutralLowers wage levels; seen mostly in labor–management negotiations and news reports, and about across-the-board cuts, while 「減給」 can be an individual penalty.
  • Synonym給与カットNeutralAn explanatory, loanword-mixed phrase for cutting pay; common in speech, and focused on overall pay-cut measures.
  • Antonym昇給しょうきゅうNeutralA pay raise; the everyday, commonly used opposite of 「減給」.
  • Antonym増給ぞうきゅうWrittenA formal word for a pay increase, the direct opposite of 「減給」; rare in actual use.

Use 「減給」 for cutting pay as punishment or for business reasons, as in 「減給処分」. For across-the-board cuts say 「給与カット」 or 「賃下げ」; 「減俸」 suits civil servants, athletes, executives. Opposites: 「昇給」 (common) and 「増給」 (rare, formal).

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Japanese definitions
  1. 給料きゅうりょうを減へらすこと。
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