Illustration: In a Japanese home kitchen, an adult lifts three identical rice cakes from a small grill onto a plate. One remains pale and barely swollen, one is evenly blistered and puffed, and one has a heavily scorched patch.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

加か減げん

kagen

degree, amount

It often follows another word, as in 焼き加減. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

お肉にくの焼やき加減かげんは、いかがなさいますか？
How would you like your steak cooked?
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彼女かのじょは甘あまさ加減かげんがよいかどうかケーキの味見あじみをした。
She tasted the cake to see if it was sweet enough.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
煮にえ加減かげんがちょうどよい。
It is boiled just enough.
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Kanji in 加減

加add; additionOnカKunくわえる・くわわる
減dwindle; decreaseOnゲンKunへる・へらす

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