減法

See also: 减法

Chinese

		to lower; to decrease; to reduce to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish	law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
trad. (減法)		減	法
simp. (减法)		减	法

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎnfǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaam² faat³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): kám-fap

(Hailu, HRS): gam^ˊ fab
Eastern Min (BUC): gēng-huák
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gieng³ hah⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiám-hoat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎnfǎ [Phonetic: jiánfǎ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎnfǎ
  - Wade–Giles: chien³-fa³
  - Yale: jyǎn-fǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeanfaa
  - Palladius: цзяньфа (czjanʹfa)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaam² faat³
  - Yale: gáam faat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaam² faat⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: gam² fad³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːm³⁵ faːt̚³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kám-fap
  - Hakka Romanization System: gam^ˋ fab^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gam³ fab⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /kam³¹ fap̚²/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: gam^ˊ fab
  - Sinological IPA: /kam²⁴⁻³³ fap⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gēng-huák
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɛiŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ^(h-)ŋuɑʔ²⁴/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: gieng³ hah⁶ [Phonetic: gieng² hah⁶]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: giâng-hah
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiɛŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ haʔ²¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: gieng³ hah⁶ [Phonetic: gieng² hah⁶]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiɛŋ³³²⁻²⁴ haʔ²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiám-hoat
  - Tâi-lô: kiám-huat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiafmhoad
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huat̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ huat̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huat̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huat̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ huat̚³²/

Noun

減法

(arithmetic) subtraction

Antonyms

加法 (jiāfǎ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (減法):

→ Japanese: 減法(げんぽう) (genpō)
→ Korean: 감법(減法) (gambeop)
→ Vietnamese: giảm pháp (減法)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
減	法
げん Grade: 5	ほう > ぽう Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) げんぽー [gèńpóó] (Heiban – [0])
(Tokyo) げんぽー [géꜜǹpòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞mpo̞ː]

Noun

減(げん)法(ぽう) • (genpō) ^{←げんぱふ (genpafu)^?}

(arithmetic) subtraction

Antonyms

加法(かほう) (kahō)