reduce in Japanese
reduce in Japanese is 切り詰める, 減る, 減らす — reduce means to make something smaller in size, amount, or intensity.
reduce in Japanese
切り詰める
Pronounced: kiritsumeru
減る
Pronounced: heru
減らす
Pronounced: herasu
(transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
下げる
Pronounced: sageru
(transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
削減
Pronounced: sakugen
(transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
強いる
Pronounced: shiiru
(transitive) To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
鎮める
Pronounced: shizumeru
(transitive) To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
鎮圧
Pronounced: chin'atsu
(transitive) To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
煮詰める
Pronounced: nitsumeru
(transitive, cooking) To decrease the liquid content of (a food) by boiling much of its water off.
還元
Pronounced: kangen
(transitive, chemistry) To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.
不純物を取り除く
(transitive, metallurgy) To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
簡約
Pronounced: kan'yaku
(transitive, mathematics) To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
約分
Pronounced: yakubun
(transitive, mathematics) To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
What does "reduce" mean?
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verb To make something smaller in size, amount, or intensity.
"The company reduced its workforce by ten percent."
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verb To boil a sauce or liquid down so it becomes thicker and more concentrated.
"Reduce the wine sauce over low heat until it coats the back of a spoon."
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verb To bring a broken bone or dislocated joint back into its correct position.
"The doctor reduced the dislocated shoulder in the emergency room."
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verb To force someone into a lesser or worse state or condition.
"The scandal reduced him to a laughing stock."
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reduce in a sentence
- The company reduced its workforce by ten percent.
- Try to reduce your sugar intake.
- Reduce the wine sauce over low heat until it coats the back of a spoon.
- Let the stock bubble gently until it has reduced by half and tastes rich.
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What is "reduce" in Japanese?
"reduce" in Japanese is 切り詰める, 減る, 減らす. reduce means: To make something smaller in size, amount, or intensity.
How do you pronounce 切り詰める?
"reduce" in Japanese is 切り詰める, pronounced "kiritsumeru".
How do you use "reduce" in a sentence?
Example: "The company reduced its workforce by ten percent." In Japanese, "reduce" is 切り詰める, 減る, 減らす.
Are there other ways to say "reduce" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 13 translations listed for "reduce": 切り詰める, 減る, 減らす, 下げる, 削減, 強いる.
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