JLPT N1 Advanced
半減
Reducing a number, amount, or effect by half
Readings
Other forms
半減する suru verb, plain
半減します suru verb, polite
半減した plain past
半減しました polite past
Noun, Suru verb
"Reduction by Half" / "Halving"
Refers to a drastic decrease where a quantity, rate, or intensity drops to fifty percent of its previous level.
Example
不況 で 会社 の 利益 が 半減 した 。
The company's profits were halved due to the recession.
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