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減

Kanji meanings and readings

減

N2

dwindle; decrease; reduce; decline; curtail; get hungry

On reading
ゲン
Kun reading
へ.る、へ.らす
Radical
水
Illustration of いい加減
N1

いいかげん

moderate; right; random; not thorough; vague; irresponsible; halfhearted

Illustration of 削減
N1

さくげん

cut; reduction; curtailment

Illustration of 加減
N3

かげん

addition and subtraction; allowance for

Illustration of 増減
N2

ぞうげん

increase and decrease; fluctuation

Illustration of 減らす
N3

へらす

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

Illustration of 減る
N3

へる

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

Illustration of 減少
N1

げんしょう

decrease; reduction; decline

Illustration of 減点
N1

げんてん

subtract; give a demerit

Illustration of 軽減
N1

けいげん

abatement