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Grade 5JLPT N2

dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry

12 strokes · frequency rank #261

On
ゲン
Kun
へ.る、へ.らす

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Common words

  1. さくげんcut; reduction; curtailment1
    • She pared down her expenditures.

    • The House cut the budget for foreign aid.

    • We have cut back production by 20%.

  2. げんぜいtax reduction2
    • He advocated reduction of taxes.

    • I'm very much in favor of cutting taxes.

    • The government has declared its intention to reduce taxes.

  3. げんしょうdecrease; reduction; decline3
    • When you rely on the team too much, it may reduce your individual competitive instincts.

    • The noise lessened gradually.

    • The population of this village had decreased.

  4. げんえきdecrease in profits4
  5. げんそくdeceleration5
    • Japan's foreign aid is decreasing in part because of an economic slowdown at home.

  6. げんたんreduction (of crop size); reduction of acreage (under cultivation)6
  7. げんしゅうfall; decrease (in income)7
  8. けいげんabatement; reduction8
  9. げんがくreduction (esp. in price or cost); diminution; abatement9
  10. ていげんdecrease; reduction; fall; depreciation10
    • The reduction in obstetricians and gynecologists is a reflection of the decrease in births, thus reducing need for medical care.

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