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減 — dwindle, decrease, reduce

N3 12 strokes #261 most common

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Readings

音 ゲン
訓 へる、へらす
Meaning dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry
नेपाली घट्नु

How to remember it

पानी (氵さんずい) ले सबै (咸みな) कुरा बगाएर लगेपछि मात्रा घट्छ (減へ)।

Parts it is built from

Learn it in a course

JLPT N3 · Day 3 Explore course → JLPT N2 · Day 6 Explore course →

Practice sheets

A4 grid to print and write on.

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Words using 減

  • 減少げんしょう a decrease गिरावट / कमी course
  • 減へる decrease घट्नु course
  • 減へらす decrease, reduce घटाउनु course
  • 減量げんりょう weight loss/reduction in quantity तौल / मात्रा घट्नु course
  • 半減はんげん reduction by half आधा घट्नु course
  • 激減げきげん sharp decrease तीव्र गिरावट course
  • 削減さくげん cut/reduction कटौती course
  • 減点げんてん deduction of points अंक घट्नु course

Example sentences

Japan's population is decreasing year by year.
जापानको जनसंख्या हरेक वर्ष घट्दै छ।
I got hungry and my weight decreased.
भोक लागेर तौल घट्यो।
Let's try to reduce trash.
फोहोर घटाउने प्रयास गरौं।
We will cut company expenses.
कम्पनीको खर्च कटौती गर्छौं।