減

meaningdwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry

On'yomi
ゲン
Kun'yomi
へ.る、へ.らす
Strokes
12
Taught in
Japanese grade 5
Frequency
#261 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

減
  • 削減さくげんcut
  • 減税げんぜいtax reduction
  • 減少げんしょうdecrease
  • 減益げんえきdecrease in profits
  • 減速げんそくdeceleration
  • 軽減けいげんabatement
  • 減収げんしゅうfall
  • 減反げんたんreduction

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