Meaning of 減らす in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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減らすJLPT 3
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Kana Readingへらす
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Romajiherasu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `su` ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
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Example Sentences
減らす, へらす used in context
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Food packaging reduces spoilage.
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My father cut down on salty food as I had advised.
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The doctor advised my father to cut down on smoking.
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She wants to lose weight because she is overweight.
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She ground down a kitchen knife in the course of many years.
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彼女は体重を減らすためにソフトドリンクの代わりに水を飲むことにした。
She decided to drink water instead of soft drinks in order to lose weight.
Verb Conjugations
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Kanji found in this word
dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry
On: ゲン
Kun: へ.る, へ.らす
12 strokes
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