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減

減 — dwindle, decrease, reduce

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ゲン
Kun
へる, へらす
Strokes
12
JLPT
N2
School grade
5

Common words with 減

  • 削減さくげんcut; reduction; curtailmentCommon

    彼女は支出を徐々に削減した。
    She pared down her expenditures.

  • 減税げんぜいtax reductionCommon

    彼は減税を唱えた。
    He advocated reduction of taxes.

  • 減少げんしょうdecrease; reduction; declineCommon

    あまりチームに頼りすぎると、個人の闘争本能が減少するかもしれない。
    When you rely on the team too much, it may reduce your individual competitive instincts.

  • 減益げんえきdecrease in profitsCommon
  • 減速げんそくdecelerationCommon
  • 軽減けいげんabatement; reductionCommon
  • 減収げんしゅうfall; decrease (in income)Common
  • 減反げんたんreduction (of crop size); reduction of acreage (under cultivation)Common
  • 減額げんがくreduction (esp. in price or cost); diminution; abatementCommon
  • 減産げんさんdecrease in productionCommon
  • 減量げんりょうloss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reductionCommon
  • 減免げんめんreduction and exemption (e.g. taxes); mitigation and remission (e.g. in crimina…Common
  • 節減せつげんretrenchment; curtailment; economyCommon
  • 増減ぞうげんincrease and decrease; fluctuationCommon
  • 減給げんきゅうpay cut; salary cutCommon
  • 目減りめべりloss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outageCommon
  • 半減はんげんreduction by half; halvingCommon
  • 加減かげんdegree; extent; amount; balance; state; conditionCommon
  • 減らすへらすto abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shortenCommon
  • 減るへるto decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abateCommon

With the N5–N2 kanji, you can read 130 words that use 減.

  • 減税 げんぜい tax reduction
  • 減少 げんしょう decrease; reduction; decline
  • 減速 げんそく deceleration
  • 軽減 けいげん abatement; reduction
  • 減収 げんしゅう fall; decrease (in income)

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