減
減 - 1. to decrease; to reduce; to lessen E.g.: 減退 (decline), 節減 (curtailment) 2. subtraction E.g.: 減法 (subtraction), 加減 (addition and subtraction)
減 (へ.る へ.らす) — to decrease; to reduce; to lessen <br>E. subtraction <br>E.
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Kunyomi
へ.る;へ.らす
Onyomi
ゲン
Strokes
12
JLPT
N2
Frequency 
#261/2500
Composition
咸 氵
Meaning
- to decrease; to reduce; to lessen
E. subtraction
E.
Tip
- all (咸) water (…
Examples of classification by reading method
Kunyomi
へ.る
Onyomi
Example
減量
genryou
する
suru
必要
hitsuyou
があります
gaarimasu
。
.
It is necessary to lose weight.
腹
hara
が
ga
減
he
った
tta
。
.
I'm hungry!
超腹減
chouharahe
った
tta
。
.
I'm super hungry.
私
watashi
は
ha
減量中
genryouchuu
です
desu
。
.
I'm trying to lose weight.
彼
kare
は
ha
減税
genzei
を
wo
唱
tona
えた
eta
。
.
He advocated the reduction of taxes.
体重減
taijuuhe
りましたか
rimashitaka
。
.
Have you lost weight?
腹
hara
が
ga
減
he
ったという
ttatoiu
。
.
He said that he was hungry.
私
watashi
は
ha
減税
genzei
に
ni
大賛成
daisansei
だ
da
。
.
I'm very much in favor of cutting taxes.
腹
hara
が
ga
減
he
っては
tteha
戦
ikusa
ができぬ
gadekinu
。
.
An army travels on its stomach.
彼
kare
は
ha
減量
genryou
に
ni
苦
kuru
しんでいる
shindeiru
。
.
He is having a hard time losing weight.
すり
suri
減
he
らすのは
rasunoha
シーツ
shiitsu
ではなく
dehanaku
靴
kutsu
にしろ
nishiro
。
.
Better wear out shoes than sheets.
いい
ii
加減
kagen
に
ni
寝
ne
たら
tara
。
.
Isn't it about time you went to bed?
