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減

dwindle
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingゲン
Kun readingへ.る、へ.らす
JōyōGrade 5
  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

Radicals and components

Radical水waterComponents

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
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
減るへる
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
減額げんがく
reduction (esp. in price or cost); diminution; abatement
減産げんさん
decrease in production
減収げんしゅう
fall; decrease (in income)
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
低減ていげん
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
半減はんげん
reduction by half; halving
減員げんいん
reduction of staff

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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