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減

dwindle
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingゲン
Kun readingへ.る、へ.らす
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. dwindleRtK
    彼は腹が減ったといった。He told me that he was hungry.tatoeba
    仮名文字数の減少The number of kana characters decreased.wiki
  2. decrease
  3. reduce
  4. decline
  5. curtail
  6. get hungry
  1. to decrease (in size or number)
  2. to diminish
  3. to abate

Popular Usage

加減増減軽減減少減点いい加減

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · march · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 391

Compound words

加減かげん
degree; extent; amount; balance; state
増減ぞうげん
increase and decrease; fluctuation
減るへる
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
減収げんしゅう
fall; decrease (in income)
減らすへらす
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
減少するげんしょうする
decrease
軽減するけいげんする
to reduce; to cut back
軽減けいげん
abatement; reduction
減少げんしょう
decrease; reduction; decline
減点げんてん
subtracting points; deducting points; points deducted
いい加減いいかげん
irresponsible; perfunctory; careless; lukewarm; half-baked
激減げきげん
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
減額げんがく
reduction (esp. in price or cost); diminution; abatement
減産げんさん
decrease in production
減税げんぜい
tax reduction
減速げんそく
deceleration
減退げんたい
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease
減反げんたん
reduction (of crop size); reduction of acreage (under cultivation)
減俸げんぽう
salary reduction; salary cut
減免げんめん
reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes); mitigation and remission (e.g. in criminal law)
減量げんりょう
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
削減さくげん
cut; reduction; curtailment
節減せつげん
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
漸減ぜんげん
gradual decrease; decline

Additional Examples

彼は体重を減らそうと努めた。
He tried to reduce his weight.tatoeba
彼は走って１０ポンド減量した。
He's run off ten pounds.tatoeba
彼は手加減をしない人です。
He likes to play hardball with people.tatoeba
すでに人数が減少。
The number of toji in this school has been decreasing.wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 減

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