激減

Reading

Kana: げきげん

Romaji: gekigen

Definition

noun

vs

1

dropping sharply; decreasing rapidly

Kanji

激

Readings: ゲキ、 はげ.しい

Meanings: violent, get excited, enraged, chafe, incite

減

Readings: ゲン、 へ.る、 へ.らす

Meanings: dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry

Example Sentence

先進国(せんしんこく)では虫歯(むしば)が激減(げきげん)し、自分(じぶん)の歯(は)で一生(いっしょう)食(た)べられる人(ひと)が増(ふ)えています。

➥Cavities have become rarer in the developed countries and more people will be able to eat with their own teeth throughout their life.