口減らし

口べらし

Reading

Kana: くちべらし

Romaji: kuchiberashi

Definition

noun

vs

1

giving up children for adoption or apprenticeship, etc. (out of poverty); reducing the number of mouths

Kanji

口

Readings: コウ、 ク、 くち

Meaning: mouth

減

Readings: ゲン、 へ.る、 へ.らす

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