JLPT N2 · 12 strokes
Kanji 減: "dwindle, decrease, reduce"
The kanji 減 means "dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ゲン in on'yomi and へ.る, へ.らす in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ゲン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
へ.るへ.らす
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 261 of 2,501 |
Common words with 減
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 減るto decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
- 減らすto abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
- いい加減irresponsible; perfunctory; careless · lukewarm; half-baked; halfhearted; vague
- 加減degree; extent; amount; balance · (health) condition; state of health
- 手加減measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; knack · adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion; going easy (on someone)
- 減少decrease; reduction; decline
- 腹が減るto become hungry
- いい加減にするto put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
- いい加減にしろthat's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
- 軽減abatement; reduction
- 腹減ったI'm hungry
- 減速deceleration
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