Kanji: 減

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N2 (upper intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:	水(氵,氺) Radical name: みず (さんずい、したみず）
Meaning:	Dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 250 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	加減(かげん)	addition and subtraction, allowance for
N3	減(へ)らす	to abate, to decrease, to diminish, to shorten
N3	減(へ)る	to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate
N2	増減(ぞうげん)	increase and decrease, fluctuation
N1	いい加減(かげん)	moderate, right, random, not thorough, vague, irresponsible, halfhearted
N1	軽減(けいげん)	abatement
N1	減少(げんしょう)	decrease, reduction, decline
N1	減点(げんてん)	subtract, give a demerit
N1	削減(さくげん)	cut, reduction, curtailment