(かげん)

かげん
noun / suru-verb
adjustment; degree, extent; health condition
1. adjustment, moderation
The act of adjusting or moderating something; adding and subtracting.
()加減(かげん)調整(ちょうせい)してください。
Please adjust the heat.
(あじ)加減(かげん)しながら料理(りょうり)する。
I cook while adjusting the flavor.
音量(おんりょう)加減(かげん)して、近所(きんじょ)迷惑(めいわく)をかけないようにしている。
I adjust the volume so as not to bother the neighbors.
2. degree, extent, state
The condition or state of something; how something is.
(しお)加減(かげん)がちょうどいい。
The amount of salt is just right.
いい加減(かげん)にして!
Cut it out! / Give it a rest!
Expression: stop being unreasonable
()加減(かげん)はいかがですか。
How is the water temperature?
Polite expression commonly used at baths or hot springs
3. health condition
One's physical condition, especially when unwell.
加減(かげん)(わる)い。
I'm not feeling well.
加減(かげん)はいかがですか。
How are you feeling?
Polite expression used to ask about someone's health
最近(さいきん)加減(かげん)がよくないので、病院(びょういん)()くことにした。
I haven't been feeling well lately, so I decided to go to the hospital.

加減(かげん) has multiple related meanings around adjustment and condition.

SENSE 1 - ADJUSTMENT:

  • 〜を加減(かげん)する (to adjust ~)
  • 加減(かげん)乗除(じょうじょ) (the four arithmetic operations)

SENSE 2 - DEGREE:

  • (しお)加減(かげん) (amount of salt)
  • ()加減(かげん) (water temperature)
  • いい加減(かげん) (moderate; also: irresponsible)

SENSE 3 - HEALTH:

  • 加減(かげん)(わる)い (not feeling well)
  • 加減(かげん)はいかがですか (How are you feeling?)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • いい加減(かげん)にしろ (Cut it out!)
  • いい加減(かげん)な (half-hearted, irresponsible)