減

Dwindle

WaniKani level 19JLPT N2Joyo grade 5Top 500 ¡ #26112 strokes

Meanings

Dwindle, Decrease, Reduce, Decline, Curtail, Get Hungry

On'yomi

げん

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

へ.る、 へ.らす

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 減

減 is written in 12 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

減 (Dwindle) is taught on WaniKani at level 19 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 5 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #261 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 12 strokes.

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