減

ONげん

KUNへる、へらす

Meanings

decreasereducesubtractdiminish

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'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`.

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