This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ゲン、へ.る、へ.らす
Romaji: gen, he.ru, he.rasu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  261
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-3-9
Korean Reading:  gam
Chinese Reading:  jian3
Unicode:  6e1b
JIS:  383A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 601
Nelson Index: 2637
New Nelson Index: 3249
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a9.37
Four Corner Index: 3315.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 667
Gakken Index: 533
Daikanwanjiten Index: 17759
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0091
Remembering the kanji Index: 366
Kanji Flashcards Index: 694
Kodansha Compact Index: 1219
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 693
Kanji in Context Index: 430
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 436
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 548
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 372
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 391
Essential Kanji Index: 610
Kodansha Kanji Index: 733
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 359
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 775
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 753

Words

(げん)
reduction
削減 (さくげん)
cut; reduction; curtailment
減らす (へらす)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
減速 (げんそく)
deceleration
激減 (げきげん)
dropping sharply; decreasing rapidly
減少 (げんしょう)
decrease; reduction; decline
減る (へる)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
軽減 (けいげん)
abatement; reduction
低減 (ていげん)
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
半減 (はんげん)
reduction by half; halve
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