Meaning of 減る in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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減るJLPT 3
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Kana Readingへる
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Romajiheru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
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Example Sentences
減る, へる used in context
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療養病床が減ればそれができず、一般病床の医療にも支障をきたします。
If long-term beds are reduced, then it won't be possible to do that and normal sickbeds will also be adversely affected.
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項目が増えたり減ったりする表示なら、Accessでなくて表計算ソフトを活用すべきだと思います。
For a display where the data items increase and decrease I think you are best making use of a spreadsheet program, not Access.
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Thus money in circulation drops, and price escalation quietens down.
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Obstetric care in crisis as the number of obstetricians continues to fall.
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Haven't Bach-playing pianists become less common of late?
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私はもっと敵の抵抗があると踏んでたんだけど、むしろ中枢に進むほど敵が減ってきてる・・・。おかしいと思わないかしら？
I had expected stronger resistance from the enemy but if anything there are less of them as we advance to the centre... Don't you think that's strange?
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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
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