The kanji 減減 primarily conveys the meaning of "to decrease," "to diminish," "to reduce," or "to subtract." It implies a lessening in quantity, amount, intensity, or size. This can apply to physical things, abstract concepts, or even emotions.

・On-yomi (音読み): ・ゲン (gen) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ・へ（る） (heru) ・へ（らす） (herasu)

⚫︎ 体重を減らす Translation: To reduce one's weight. ⚫︎ 減税 Translation: Tax reduction. ⚫︎ 事故が減る Translation: Accidents decrease.

The kanji 減減 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいいもじ). ⚫︎ The semantic component (意符, いふ) is 水(mizu), meaning "water" or "liquid". The original form of the character may have depicted water flowing away, thus indicating a reduction or decrease. ⚫︎ The phonetic component (音符, おんぷ) is 咸(kan), which contributes the sound "gen" and suggests the meaning of "all." ⚫︎ The combination suggests the idea of something being reduced or diminished, much like water receding. The original meaning relates to reduction in water levels.