Japanese Kanji

gen

dwindle · decrease · reduce

Grade 5 · JLPT N2 · 12 strokes

Readings

  • ONゲンgen
  • KUNへ.るhe
  • KUNへ.らすhe

Meaning

Dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry.

Stroke order for 減

減 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N2 (upper intermediate) level. With 12 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.

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