増減(ぞうげん)

ぞうげん
noun, suru-verb
increase and decrease, fluctuation
1. increase and decrease, fluctuation
Changes in quantity, going up or down; variation in numbers or amounts.
人口(じんこう)の増減(ぞうげん)を調(しら)べる。
To investigate the increase and decrease in population.
売上(うりあげ)の増減(ぞうげん)が激(はげ)しい。
The fluctuation in sales is significant.
体重(たいじゅう)の増減(ぞうげん)は健康(けんこう)に影響(えいきょう)する。
Weight fluctuation affects health.

増減(ぞうげん) describes both increases and decreases—the overall variation or fluctuation in quantity.

COMPONENTS:

  • 増(ぞう)/増(ふ)える: increase
  • 減(げん)/減(へ)る: decrease

COMMON CONTEXTS:

  • 人口(じんこう)の増減(ぞうげん): population changes
  • 売上(うりあげ)の増減(ぞうげん): sales fluctuation
  • 体重(たいじゅう)の増減(ぞうげん): weight fluctuation
  • 在庫(ざいこ)の増減(ぞうげん): inventory changes

RELATED WORDS:

  • 増加(ぞうか): increase (only)
  • 減少(げんしょう): decrease (only)
  • 変動(へんどう): fluctuation, change
  • 上下(じょうげ): ups and downs
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Added 2026.1.14 7:31 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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