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減
decrease · reduce · subtract · diminish
N3On: げんKun: へる、へらす
Memory Aid
'GEN' — `GEN`erally, things `DECREASE` and `REDUCE` over time, like an aging `GEN`eration.
Picture a container of water (氵) with a large 'X' mark (part of 咸) on it, signifying that its contents are being `reduced` or `subtracted`.
Vocabulary
減少げんしょうdecrease, reduction
減るへるto decrease, to diminish (intransitive)
減らすへらすto reduce, to cut down (transitive)
減点げんてんdeduction of points
削減さくげんreduction, cut
Example Sentences
ガソリンが減っている。
The gasoline is decreasing.
塩の量を減らしてください。
Please reduce the amount of salt.
予算の減少があった。
There was a decrease in the budget.
彼の体重が減った。
His weight has decreased.