Kanji 減

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Words with 減

• 加減

  かげん

  adjustment; addition and subtraction

  N3

• 減少

  げんしょう

  decrease, reduction, decline

  N3

• 減る

  へる

  to decrease (in size or number), to diminish

  N3

• 減らす

  へらす

  to decrease, to diminish

  N3

• 増減

  ぞうげん

  increase and decrease, fluctuation

  N2

• 削減

  さくげん

  cut, reduction

  N1

• 軽減

  けいげん

  reduction, lessening

  N1

• いい加減

  いいかげん

  random, irresponsible

  N1

Example sentences

• いい加減かげんにしろよ。

  Cut it out.

• 君きみはたばこを吸すい過すぎだ。減へらすべきだ。

  You smoke far too much. You should cut back.

• 遊あそびが増ふえれば勉強べんきょうする時間じかんが減へることになるだろう。

  More play will mean less time to study.

Look-alike kanji

Kanji with similar components or shapes that are easy to mix up when reading and writing.

Other kanji with radical “water” 水