減 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
- On
- ゲンげん · gen
- Kun
- へ(る)・へ(らす)he(ru) · he(rasu)
- Meaning
- to decrease; reduce
Stroke order
Origin
氵 "water" plus 咸; the water level dropping — hence "to decrease, reduce."
Readings and examples
| Onゲンげんgen | 減少げんしょう増減ぞうげん加減かげん |
|---|---|
| Kunへるheru | 減るへる目減りめべり |
| Kunへらすherasu | 減らすへらす人減らしひとべらし |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 減少げんしょう
decrease
- 加減かげん
adjustment; degree
- 削減さくげん
- 逓減ていげん
- 匙加減さじかげん
Example
水の量を少し減らした。
I reduced the amount of water a little.
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)