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減

Kanji 減: meaning "decrease", readings, stroke order

The kanji 減 means "decrease". On'yomi: ゲン; kun'yomi: へる、へらす. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
decrease
On'yomi
ゲン
Kun'yomi
へるへらす
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 減

  • 減る へる — To decrease
  • 減る へる — To decrease
  • 減らす へらす — To reduce
  • 加減 かげん — adjustment; addition and subtraction
  • 減少 げんしょう — decrease, reduction, decline
  • 増減 ぞうげん — increase and decrease, fluctuation
  • 削減 さくげん — cut, reduction
  • 軽減 けいげん — reduction, lessening
  • いい加減 いいかげん — random, irresponsible

Stroke order · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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