減 — dwindle, decrease, reduce

へる減 dwindle

Grade 5 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 12 strokes math

U+6E1B Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #261 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #391 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

dwindle
decrease
reduce
decline
curtail
get hungry

word

へ he Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

減(へ) る heru to decrease 減(へ) らす herasu to reduce

けん・げん ken On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

減(げん) 少(しょう) genshou decrease 減(げん) gen decrease いい加(か) 減(げん) iikagen irresponsible 軽(けい) 減(げん) keigen reduction 減(げん) 税(ぜい) genzei tax reduction 加(か) 減(げん) kagen adjustment 低(てい) 減(げん) teigen reduction 半(はん) 減(げん) hangen reduction by half

Appears in idioms

さじ加減慣用句

the spoon's adding and reducing

Stroke order

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Components

Composed of

氵 water (left form)

咸 all

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減 — dwindle, decrease, reduce

Meanings

word

へ he Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

けん・げん ken On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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減 — dwindle, decrease, reduce

Meanings

word

へ he Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

けん ・げん ken On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

けん・げん ken On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).