減免

See also: 减免

Chinese

to lower; to decrease; to reduce
to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish
 
to exempt; to remove; to avoid
to exempt; to remove; to avoid; to excuse
 
trad. (減免)
simp. (减免)

Pronunciation


Verb

減免

  1. to mitigate or annul (punishments)
  2. to lower or forgive (fee, tax, debt, etc.); to waive; to reduce or remit

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: 5
めん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡẽ̞mːẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

(げん)(めん) • (genmen

  1. reduction or exemption from some burden, especially tax
    • 2024 June 6, 堀上勝 [Masaru Horiue], quotee, “第213回国会 参議院 内閣委員会 第19号 令和6年6月6日 [213th Diet House of Councilors Cabinet Committee No. 19 June 6, 2024]”, in 国会会議録検索システム [Diet Proceedings Search System]‎[1], 国立国会図書館 [National Diet Library], retrieved 10 September 2025:
      また、捕獲事業者や狩猟者の育成等の取組への交付金による支援、そして有害鳥獣捕獲等に係る狩猟者の狩猟税の減免措置などを実施してまいりました。
      Mata, hokaku jigyō-sha ya shuryō-sha no seiiku nado no torikumi e no kōfukin ni yoru shien, soshite yūgai chōjū hokaku nado ni kakawaru shuryō-sha no shuryō zei no genmen sochi nado o jisshi shite mairi mashita.
      We have also provided subsidies to support efforts such as training capture businesses and hunters, and have implemented measures such as reducing or exempting hunting taxes for hunters who capture harmful birds and animals.
  2. (law) remission (reduction or cancellation of the penalty for a criminal offence)

Verb

(げん)(めん)する • (genmen surutransitive suru (stem (げん)(めん) (genmen shi), past (げん)(めん)した (genmen shita))

  1. exempt from some burden or reduce it, especially payment of tax
  2. (law) mitigate

Conjugation

Conjugation of "減免する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 減免し げんめんし genmen shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 減免し げんめんし genmen shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 減免する げんめんする genmen suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 減免する げんめんする genmen suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 減免すれ げんめんすれ genmen sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 減免せよ¹
減免しろ²
げんめんせよ¹
げんめんしろ²
genmen seyo¹
genmen shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 減免される げんめんされる genmen sareru
Causative 減免させる
減免さす
げんめんさせる
げんめんさす
genmen saseru
genmen sasu
Potential 減免できる げんめんできる genmen dekiru
Volitional 減免しよう げんめんしよう genmen shiyō
Negative 減免しない げんめんしない genmen shinai
Negative continuative 減免せず げんめんせず genmen sezu
Formal 減免します げんめんします genmen shimasu
Perfective 減免した げんめんした genmen shita
Conjunctive 減免して げんめんして genmen shite
Hypothetical conditional 減免すれば げんめんすれば genmen sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative