節減

Reading

Kana: せつげん

Romaji: setsugen

Definition

noun

vs

1

retrenchment; curtailment; economy

Kanji

節

Readings: セツ、 セチ、 ふし、 -ぶし、 のっと

Meanings: node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody

減

Readings: ゲン、 へ.る、 へ.らす

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

Example Sentence

彼(かれ)らは経費(けいひ)を節減(せつげん)するだろう。

➥They will cut down their expenses.