減退

げんたい

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss

Kanji

• 減 decrease. Read as ゲン.
• 退 withdraw. Read as タイ.

Example sentences

• 景気の減退が始まると、短期契約社員達は次々に一時解雇を言い渡された。
  As the recession set in, temporary employees were laid off one after another.
• 食欲が急に減退するのは病気の兆候である事がある。
  Sudden decrease in appetite is sometimes a sign of illness.

Words containing 減退

• 食欲減退 (しょくよくげんたい) decrease in appetite

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