減 (heru) Kanji Meaning: "Dwindle" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

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Drawing: Water falling: decrease.

減 means dwindle

decrease, reduce, decline, curtail

Water falling: decrease.

On'yomi

  • ゲンgen

Kun'yomi

  • へ(る)heru
  • へ(らす)herasu

How it's built

  • 氵water
  • 咸

Common words

  • 減速げんそくdeceleration
  • 増減ぞうげんincrease and decrease; fluctuation
  • 半減はんげんreduction by half; halving
  • 減少げんしょうdecrease; reduction

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