減 kanji — Dwindle, Decrease, Reduce | JLPT N2 · Nihongo Circle

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減 kanji — Dwindle, Decrease, Reduce | JLPT N2 · Nihongo Circle

減

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

12 strokes

N2

On readings 音読み

げん

Kun readings 訓読み

へ.る、へ.らす

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Words using 減

減少げんしょうdecreaseN3 減るへるto decrease (in size or number)N3 加減かげんadjustmentN3 減らすへらすto decreaseN3 増減ぞうげんincrease and decreaseN2 削減さくげんcutN1 軽減けいげんreductionN1 いい加減いいかげんrandomN1 減員げんいんreduction of staff 減益げんえきdecrease in profits 激減げきげんdramatic decrease 減産げんさんdecrease in production

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