減
dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry
Grade Level
Grade 5
Stroke Count
12 strokes
Radical
水部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
ゲン
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
へる, へらす
Nanori (Name Reading)
き, ぎ, きつ, つぎ
Common Readings
ゲン, へ…らす, へ…る
Example Vocabulary
減る
へる
to decrease, to diminish
いい加減
いいかげん
irresponsible, halfhearted, careless
減らす
へらす
to reduce, to decrease
加減
かげん
degree, extent, adjustment
手加減
てかげん
moderation, adjustment
腹が減る
はらがへる
to become hungry
いい加減にする
いいかげんにする
to do sloppily, to do halfheartedly
いい加減にしろ
いいかげんにしろ
cut it out!, stop it! (angry command)
軽減
けいげん
reduction, mitigation, alleviation
減少
げんしょう
decrease, reduction
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