減少げんしょう Common Noun Irregular Transitive Intransitive Noun English jmdict 1 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru transitive verb intransitive verbnouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' decrease;reduction;decline Antonym: 増加 (ぞうか) あまりチームに頼りすぎると、個人の闘争本能が減少するかもしれない。 When you rely on the team too much, it may reduce your individual competitive instincts.