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減少

Reading

Kana: げんしょう
Romaji: genshō
Kana
Romaji

Definition

vs
1

decrease; reduction; decline

Kanji

Readings: ゲン、 へ.る、 へ.らす
Meanings: dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little

Example Sentences

騒音(そうおん)徐々(じょじょ)減少(げんしょう)した。
➥The noise lessened gradually.
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赤字(あかじ)徐々(じょじょ)減少(げんしょう)している。
➥The deficit has been diminishing little by little.
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学生(がくせい)(かず)年々(ねんねん)減少(げんしょう)している。
➥The number of students is decreasing year by year.
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この(むら)人口(じんこう)減少(げんしょう)した。
➥The population of this village had decreased.
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(まち)年々(ねんねん)人口(じんこう)減少(げんしょう)している。
➥The population of the town decreases year by year.
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日本(にっぽん)(べい)消費(しょうひ)減少(げんしょう)している。
➥Japan's consumption of rice is decreasing.
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