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Illustration of 減る

減へる

へる heru Play N3 Godan verb Intransitive

Meanings and examples

数や量、程度が以前より少なくなる。 to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

Example 1

生徒せいとの数かずがだんだん減へってきた。

We're getting fewer and fewer students.

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Example 2

会員は５人に減った。

The number of members decreased to five.

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Kanji breakdown

減

N2

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

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

加減

N3

かげん

addition and subtraction; allowance for

Illustration of 減らす

減らす

N3

へらす

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

Illustration of 増減

増減

N2

ぞうげん

increase and decrease; fluctuation

Illustration of いい加減

いい加減

N1

いいかげん

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

Illustration of 削減

削減

N1

さくげん

cut; reduction; curtailment