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Word of the Day

減(げん)点(てん)主(しゅ)義(ぎ)

Rank #257,390

Found in 1 VNs · 5 total media

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Meanings

demerit system
points-off system

Pitch accent

Forms

減点主義

100.0%

げんてんしゅぎ

Example Sentences

from Jiten

「男の減点主義ってー？」

Source: Kanojo * Step

Kanji

減

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

Heisig: dwindle

N2Grade 512 strokes#471 freq

On'yomi

ゲン

Kun'yomi

へ.らす、へ.る

Common Compounds

減速(げんそく)deceleration

増減(ぞうげん)increase and decrease, fluctuation

半減

Conjugations

Noun

Plain減点主義だ

Is (plain)

Polite減点主義です

Is (polite)

Negative減点主義じゃない

Is not (plain)

Past減点主義だった

Was (plain)

Past polite減点主義でした

Was (polite)

Te-form減点主義で

Connective

Conditional減点主義なら(ば)

If it is

As subject減点主義が

Subject marker

As topic減点主義は

Topic marker

As object減点主義を

Object marker

Possessive減点主義の

Of / belonging to

Look Up

Jiten Jisho Wiktionary (EN)Wiktionary (JA)

Recent Words

無鉄砲

むてっぽうadj-na · nJul 27

rash; reckless; headlong

開設

かいせつn · vsJul 26

establishment; opening; setting up

横柄

おうへいadj-na · nJul 25

arrogant; haughty; insolent

Word data and example sentences provided by Jiten.

Kanji details and compound words from KanjiAPI. Visual novel data from VNDB.

Dictionary data from JMdict, KANJIDIC, and JMnedict, property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used in conformance with the Group’s licence.

げんてんしゅぎ○

Most found in

Kanojo * Step

2 occurrences

Most found in

Kanojo * Step

2 occurrences

(はんげん)

reduction by half, halving

削減(さくげん)cut, reduction, curtailment

減少(げんしょう)decrease, reduction, decline

減る(へる)to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate

減点(げんてん)points deducted

加減(かげん)addition and subtraction

点

decimal point, mark, point, speck, spot

Heisig: spot

N2Grade 29 strokes#326 freq

On'yomi

テン

Kun'yomi

さ.す、た.てる、つ.く、つ.ける、とぼ.す、とも.す、ぼち

Common Compounds

要点(ようてん)gist, main point

終点(しゅうてん)terminus, last stop (e.g. train)

灯す(ともす)to light (a candle, lamp, etc.), to turn on (a light)

罰点(ばってん)cross mark, demerit mark, an X

点検(てんけん)inspection, examination, checking

採点(さいてん)marking, grading, scoring

肯く(うなずく)to nod, to bow one's head in assent, to agree

点火(てんか)ignition, lighting, firing

主

chief, lord, main thing, master, principal

Heisig: lord

N3Grade 35 strokes#230 freq

On'yomi

シュ、シュウ、ス

Kun'yomi

あるじ、おも、ぬし

Common Compounds

雇主(やといぬし)employer

主食(しゅしょく)staple food

主唱(しゅしょう)advocacy, promotion

主に(おもに)mainly, primarily

株主(かぶぬし)shareholder, stockholder

主演(しゅえん)starring (in a film, play, etc.), playing the leading part

主婦(しゅふ)housewife, mistress (of the house), homemaker

自主(じしゅ)independence, autonomy, self-reliance

義

honor, justice, loyalty, meaning, morality, righteousness

Heisig: righteousness

N1Grade 513 strokes#440 freq

On'yomi

ギ

Common Compounds

定義(ていぎ)definition

講義(こうぎ)lecture

意義(いぎ)meaning, significance

義務(ぎむ)duty, obligation, responsibility

主義(しゅぎ)doctrine, rule, principle

正義(せいぎ)correct meaning, correct explanation

義理(ぎり)in-law, relation by marriage

義父(ぎふ)father-in-law

playing a gambling game on behalf of a person or organization (esp. mahjong or pachinko); person who gambles on someone's behalf

密通

みっつうn · vsJul 23

adultery; illicit intercourse

社会科

しゃかいかnJul 22

social studies (school subject)

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