減

Dwindle

WaniKani level 19 JLPT N2 Joyo 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

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.

Other kanji at WaniKani level 19

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Words using 減

加減かげんdegree 軽減けいげんabatement 激減げきげんdramatic decrease 減らすへらすto abate 減るへるto decrease (in size or number)減価償却げんかしょうきゃくdepreciation 減額げんがくreduction (esp. in price or cost)減産げんさんdecrease in production 減収げんしゅうfall 減少げんしょうdecrease 減税げんぜいtax reduction 減速げんそくdeceleration 減退げんたいdecline 減点げんてんsubtracting points 減反げんたんreduction (of crop size)減俸げんぽうsalary reduction

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