01
減る
へる
decrease
Meanings
- dwindle
- decrease
- reduce
- decline
- curtail
- get hungry
Readings
Onyomi
- ゲン
Kunyomi
- へ.る
- へ.らす
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Useful words
02
減らす
へらす
reduce
03
減少
げんしょう
decrease
04
削減
さくげん
reduction
05
減量
げんりょう
weight loss
06
加減
かげん
adjustment
Compare Kanji
01増Pair97%increase, addIncrease and decrease are the core quantity contrast.02加Pair88%add, additionAdding points one way, reducing points the other.03少Meaning83%few, littleFewer is the result learners expect after something is reduced.04消Meaning76%extinguish, blow outDiminishing and disappearing share a downward, vanishing feel.05滅Meaning74%destroy, ruinReduction can become destruction, and the water side makes the shapes feel related.06感Component62%emotion, feelingThe inner sound-shape is close, so this helps avoid mixing a feeling with a decrease.