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JLPT N28画 · 8 strokesradical

reduce, decrease, diminish

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ゲン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • へ.る
  • へ.らす

Meanings across languages

English
reduce, decrease, diminish
Tiếng Việt
giảm, suy giảm
日本語
減る, 減少

Common compounds

  • 減少げんしょうdecrease, reduction
  • 減税げんぜいtax reduction
  • 減点げんてんpenalty points, deduction
  • 減速げんそくdeceleration

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