減 — dwindle, decrease, reduce

へる減 dwindle

U+6E1B Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 2 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 2 level. Grade 5 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 12 strokes Freq #261 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #391 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

dwindle
decrease
reduce
decline
curtail
get hungry

word

へ he Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

減(へ) る heru to decrease 減(へ) らす herasu to reduce

げん gen On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

減(げん) 少(しょう) genshou decrease 削(さく) 減(げん) sakugen reduction 減(げん) gen decrease いい加(か) 減(げん) iikagen irresponsible 軽(けい) 減(げん) keigen reduction 減(げん) 税(ぜい) genzei tax reduction

Stroke order

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