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N3Verb
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減らす
herasu
to decrease, to diminish
Example sentence
包装は腐敗を減らす。
Food packaging reduces spoilage.
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Words with the same kanji
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 減少 | N3 | げんしょう | げんしょうdecrease, reduction, decline | |
| 加減 | N3 | かげん | かげんadjustment; addition and subtraction | |
| 減る | N3 | へる | へるto decrease (in size or number), to diminish | |
| 増減 | N2 | ぞうげん | ぞうげんincrease and decrease, fluctuation | |
| 削減 | N1 | さくげん | さくげんcut, reduction | |
| 軽減 | N1 | けいげん | けいげんreduction, lessening | |
| いい加減 | N1 | いいかげん | いいかげんrandom, irresponsible |
More Actions & States (generic) words
| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 操作 | そうさ | そうさoperation, management, processing | |
| 得る | える | えるto obtain / acquire (common reading in compounds; e.g. 知識[ちしき]を得る[える] = gain knowledge) | |
| 得る | うる | うるcan / be able to (more formal/literary; e.g. 起こり[おこり]得る[うる] = can happen) | |
| 異なる | ことなる | ことなるto differ, to vary | |
| 無視 | むし | むしdisregard, ignore | |
| 働き | はたらき | はたらきwork, labor | |
| 修理 | しゅうり | しゅうりrepairing, mending | |
| 考慮 | こうりょ | こうりょconsideration, taking into account |
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