減 dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry 12 strokes taught in grade 5 old JLPT 2 #261 in newspapers Readings Onゲン Kunへ.る、へ.らす In Chinese 减, traditional 減 Words written with it 削減 さくげん cut N1 減税 げんぜい tax reduction 減少 げんしょう decrease N1 減益 げんえき decrease in profits 減速 げんそく deceleration 軽減 けいげん abatement N1 減収 げんしゅう fall 減反 げんたん reduction (of crop size) 減額 げんがく reduction (esp. in price or cost) 減らす へらす to abate N3 加減 かげん degree N3 減る へる to decrease (in size or number) N3