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Kanji Grade 5 - 減

Kanji character Grade 5 減. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 5 - 減
About
dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry
Kun: へ.る、 へ.らす
On: ゲン
12 strokes
Radical: water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts: 亅 口 汁 戈
 
Onyomi
減 【ゲン】 reduction, decrease, subtraction, reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
減員 【ゲンイン】 reduction of staff
増減 【ゾウゲン】 increase and decrease, fluctuation
軽減 【ケイゲン】 abatement, reduction
 
Kunyomi
減る 【へる】 to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate
減るもんじゃない 【へるもんじゃない】 it's no big deal, it's nothing to fret about, it's not like it's the end of the world
減らす 【へらす】 to abate, to decrease, to diminish, to shorten