一増一減

Reading

Kana: いちぞういちげん

Romaji: ichizouichigen

Definition

noun

1

16,800,000-year period over which a human lifespan increases from ten years to 84,000 years (by one year per century) and then decreases back to ten (by one year per century)

(Buddhist term)

Kanji

一

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ

Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)

増

Readings: ゾウ、 ま.す、 ま.し、 ふ.える、 ふ.やす

Meanings: increase, add, augment, gain, promote

減

Readings: ゲン、 へ.る、 へ.らす

Meanings: dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry