Kanji

減

減

dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

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 sentences

減る へる
最近 、 体重 が 少し 減りました

Recently, my weight has decreased a bit.

飯 めし
腹 が 減った から 、 早く 飯 を 食おう 。

I'm hungry, so let's go eat a meal quickly.

いい加減 いいかげん
いい加減 な 返事 は やめて ください 。

Please stop giving half-baked replies.

減らす へらす
健康 の ため に 、 塩分 を 減らしている 。

I am reducing my salt intake for my health.

感染 かんせん
ウイルス に 感染する リスク を 減らす 。

Reduce the risk of virus infection.

加減 かげん
お風呂 の 温度 を 丁度 よく 加減 して ください 。

Please adjust the bath temperature to just the right level.

うつむき うつむき
彼女 は うつむき 加減 で 黙っていた 。

She was silent with her head slightly bowed.

手加減 てかげん
初心者 相手 な ので 、 少し 手加減 して 対戦 した 。

Since I was playing against a beginner, I went a bit easy on them during the match.

腹が減る はらがへる
運動 した 後 は 、 すごく 腹が減る 。

I get really hungry after exercising.

いい加減にする いいかげんにする
もう いい加減にして ！ いつ まで ゲーム を している の ？

Stop it already! How long are you going to keep playing games?

Example Vocabulary

減る

へる

to decrease; to diminish; to get hungry

いい加減

いいかげん

irresponsible; half-baked; moderate; enough

減らす

へらす

to reduce; to decrease; to shorten

加減

かげん

adjustment; degree; health condition

手加減

てかげん

going easy (on someone); moderation; adjusting the degree

腹が減る

はらがへる

to be hungry; to get hungry

いい加減にする

いいかげんにする

to put an end to; to cut it out; to stop

いい加減にしろ

いいかげんにしろ

Cut it out!; That's enough!; Enough is enough!

軽減

けいげん

reduction; mitigation; lightening

減少

げんしょう

decrease; reduction; decline

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