— dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry

  • JLPT N2
  • 12 strokes
  • Grade 5
  • Radical 水
  • #261 most frequent

Counting · Handling amounts

Readings

On'yomi
ゲン
Kun'yomi
へ.るへ.らす

Example words

  • 削減さくげんcut; reduction; curtailment
  • 減少げんしょうdecrease; reduction; decline
  • 増減ぞうげんincrease and decrease; fluctuation
  • 加減かげん(1) addition and subtraction (2) allowance for (3) degree; extent; measure (4) condition; state of health (5) seasoning; flavor; flavour; moderation; adjustment (6) influence (of the weather) (7) chance
  • 減らすへらすto abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
  • 減るへるto decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
  • 軽減けいげんabatement; reduction
  • いい加減いいかげん(1) irresponsible; perfunctory; careless (2) lukewarm; half-baked; halfhearted; vague (3) reasonable; moderate (usu. in suggestions or orders) (4) considerably; quite; rather; pretty