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Definition and Synonyms for 低下
| 1. | 衰勢 | 品質や強さが減少する兆し |
| Deterioration | a symptom of reduced quality or strength | |
| Synonyms: | 低下, 劣化, 悪化, 落ち込み, 落ち込む, 衰勢, 衰弱, 退廃 | |
| 2. | 低下 | 悪化する |
| Drop Off | get worse | |
| Synonyms: | 下がる, 低下 | |
| 3. | 低下 | 何かを落とす行為 |
| Drop | the act of dropping something | |
| Synonyms: | 下がり, 下がる, 下落, 低下, 投下, 落下, 降下 | |
| 4. | 低下 | より少なくする行為 |
| Lowering | the act of causing to become less | |
| Synonyms: | 低下 | |
| 5. | 衰微 | 小さくなる |
| Wane | grow smaller | |
| Synonyms: | 低まる, 低下, 凋落, 式微, 弱る, 減る, 減ずる, 減少, 減衰, 減退, 衰える, 衰微, 衰耗, 衰退 | |
| 6. | 落ちる | 下と低い方へ向かうが、必ずしもずっと行かない |
| Descend | move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way | |
| Synonyms: | 下る, 下がる, 低下, 低落, 落ちる, 落っこちる, 落ち込む | |
| 7. | 引き下げる | 少なくする、より控え目にする |
| Reduce | lessen and make more modest | |
| Synonyms: | はつる, 低下, 切り下げる, 切り詰める, 削る, 引き下げる, 梳る, 減らす, 狭める, 縮む, 縮める | |
| 8. | 落し | ある量の突然の急激な減少 |
| Drop | a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity | |
| Synonyms: | 下落, 低下, 減少, 落とし, 落とす | |
| 9. | 減退 | 下向きの変化 |
| Decrease | a change downward | |
| Synonyms: | 下がり, 下がる, 下落, 低下, 低減, 損減, 減, 減り, 減る, 減少, 減損, 減数, 減退, 減量, 累減 | |
| 10. | 落込み | 何かがより小さく、低くなっていく変化 |
| Diminution | change toward something smaller or lower | |
| Synonyms: | 下がり, 下がる, 下坂, 下り坂, 下落, 下降, 低下, 低落, 損減, 減少, 漸減, 縮小, 落ち込み, 落ち込む | |
| 11. | 減じる | サイズ、または範囲を縮小する |
| Lessen | decrease in size, extent, or range | |
| Synonyms: | 下がる, 下向く, 下落, 下降, 低下, 低減, 低落, 凋落, 減る, 減じる, 減ずる, 減少, 減殺, 減退, 減量, 落ちる, 落ち込む, 退潮 | |
| 12. | 衰微 | 初期の条件より劣った条件 |
| Declination | a condition inferior to an earlier condition | |
| Synonyms: | 下向き, 下向く, 下り坂, 下落, 低下, 凋残, 凋落, 式微, 弱る, 後退, 減衰, 減退, 萎靡, 落潮, 衰え, 衰える, 衰勢, 衰微, 衰滅, 衰退, 退勢, 退廃, 退潮, 退転 | |
| 13. | 衰微 | 先立つ状態よりも劣っていること |
| Declination | a gradual falling off from a better state | |
| Synonyms: | 下向き, 下向く, 下り坂, 下落, 低下, 凋残, 凋落, 式微, 弱る, 後退, 減衰, 減退, 萎靡, 落潮, 衰え, 衰える, 衰勢, 衰微, 衰滅, 衰退, 退勢, 退廃, 退潮, 退転 |
Meanings for each kanji in 低下
| » | 低 | lower; short; humble |
| » | 下 | below; down; descend; give; low; inferior |
Categories 低下 is a member of
| 1. | 減じる | サイズ、または範囲を縮小する |
| Lessen | decrease in size, extent, or range | |
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| 2. | 悪化 | 悪くなる |
| Worsen | grow worse | |
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| 3. | 下り | 下向きの方向にあなたの位置を変える行為 |
| Descent | the act of changing your location in a downward direction | |
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| 4. | 減少 | 何かを小さく、あるいは少なくする行為 |
| Decrease | the act of decreasing or reducing something | |
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| 5. | 動く | 場所を変える |
| Go | change location | |
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| 6. | 減少量 | 何かがその分減少する量 |
| Decrease | the amount by which something decreases | |
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| 7. | 変易 | 何かが1つの状態または段階からもう一つに通過するときに、起こる出来事 |
| Change | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another | |
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| 8. | 減少 | より小さいかより短くなる過程 |
| Decrease | a process of becoming smaller or shorter | |
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| 9. | 容態 | 一定の時の状況 |
| Condition | a state at a particular time | |
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| 10. | 腐敗 | 腐食の進行に起因するあまり良くない状態 |
| Decay | an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying | |
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| 11. | 悪くさせる | |
| Impoverish | make poor | |
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| 12. | サイズまたは大きさの変化 | |
| Change Magnitude | change in size or magnitude | |
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Sample Sentences for 低下
たしかに出生率の低下で子供の数が減り、学校でも生徒の数が少なくなっているのは事実ですが、しかし、これはまったくもってけっこうなことです。
It's true that there are fewer children due to the falling birthrate, and there are fewer children in the school, but that is all to the good.
このままではわが国の国際競争力はさらに低下する恐れが大きい。
At this rate, the risk is high that our country's competitive position will drop even further.
最近の調査が大都市の人口密度の低下を示している。
A recent survey reveals that the population density in the metropolis is decreasing.
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