削減します（さくげんします、sakugenshimasu）
- to reduce

The Japanese verb 削減します (pronounced sakugen shimasu) means "to reduce," "to cut down," "to decrease," or "to economize." It implies a decrease in quantity, amount, cost, time, or other measurable resources. The action of 削減します削減します is often deliberate and planned, aiming to achieve efficiency, save resources, or meet specific targets. It's a formal and polite verb, suitable for various contexts, including business, economics, and environmental discussions. This verb is the polite (masu-form) of the verb 削減する.

⚫︎ コストを削減します Translation: I will reduce the costs. ⚫︎ 社員数を削減します Translation: They are going to reduce the number of employees. ⚫︎ エネルギー消費量を削減します Translation: We will reduce energy consumption.

削減します削減します is used in formal situations. You would use it when discussing reductions in budgets, expenses, staff, resources, or anything else where a decrease is taking place. This word is appropriate for business meetings, official reports, and polite conversations. The word can be used in the present or future tense, depending on the context. If you want to say "I reduced" in the past, you would use 削減しました.

削減します is written in kanji and hiragana. ・ Kanji: 削減 (sa-ku-gen) ・ Hiragana: します (shimasu) ・ The kanji 削減 represents the core meaning. ・ The hiragana します is a polite verb ending, equivalent to "do" or "will do." ・ The verb form 削減する is the dictionary form, and the ます form (削減します削減します) is the polite form.

・ 減らす (herasu): to reduce, to decrease (less formal) ・ 減らす (herasu): to cut down ・ 縮小する (shukushou suru): to downsize, to shrink (used for size or scale) ・ カットする (katto suru): to cut (borrowed word, more casual) ・ 節約する (setsuyaku suru): to economize, to save (focuses on saving resources)

・ 増やす (fuyasu): to increase, to add ・ 増加する (zouka suru): to increase, to expand ・ 拡大する (kakudai suru): to expand, to enlarge

会社の利益を増やすために、経費を削減します ・Translation: To increase the company's profits, we will reduce expenses. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the action of reducing expenses (経費) to achieve a financial goal.

環境保護のために、CO2の排出量を削減します ・Translation: To protect the environment, we will reduce CO2 emissions. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the action of reducing CO2 emissions (CO2の排出量) for environmental reasons.

The word 削減 is a compound word derived from two kanji: ・ 削 (sa-ku): to shave off, to cut away, to reduce ・ 減 (gen): to decrease, to diminish The verb ending します (shimasu) comes from the verb する (suru) which means "to do," creating the meaning "to do reducing" or "to reduce".