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Kanji: 減

KANJI
12 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
らす
 ON 音 
ゲン
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
Look up a kanji:  
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
(かげん)
addition and subtraction, allowance for
N3
()らす
to abate, to decrease, to diminish, to shorten
N3
()
to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate
N2
(ぞうげん)
increase and decrease, fluctuation
N1
いい(かげん)
moderate, right, random, not thorough, vague, irresponsible, halfhearted
N1
(けいげん)
abatement
N1
(げんしょう)
decrease, reduction, decline
N1
(げんてん)
subtract, give a demerit
N1
(さくげん)
cut, reduction, curtailment
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