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Jiten frequency #471JLPT N2Grade 5Kanken Level 6WaniKani Level 19RTKKLC Volume 6TMW Trainee12 strokes

Meanings

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

On'yomi

ゲン

Kun'yomi

へ.るへ.らす

Reading usage

Most common words using this kanji

減(へ)るto decrease (in size or number) #1149いい加(か)減(げん)irresponsible #3018減(へ)らすto abate #3832加(か)減(げん)degree #4107手(て)加(か)減(げん)measuring by feel #4466腹(はら)が減(へ)るto become hungry #6897いい加(か)減(げん)にするto put an end to something #7148いい加(か)減(げん)にしろthat's enough! #7665腹(はら)減(へ)ったI'm hungry #8096減(げん)少(しょう)decrease #13252軽(けい)減(げん)abatement #13658力(ちから)加(か)減(げん)amount of force (required to do something) #16426半(はん)減(げん)reduction by half #18321減(げん)速(そく)deceleration #19558いい加(か)減(げん)にしなさいshape up! #20938減(げん)点(てん)subtracting points #21294激(げき)減(げん)dramatic decrease #21621減(へ)らず口(ぐち)impudent talk #22823減(げん)reduction #24053お腹(なか)が減(へ)るto become hungry #25169

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