Reduce in Japanese

"reduce" in Japanese, with the kanji that carry the meaning.

狭める

sebameru

狭cramped, narrow+めnot in this dictionary+るnot in this dictionary

3 Japanese kanji carry the meaning "reduce". The most common choice is shown first.

Top pick

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

Reading: gen

12 strokes

Where it comes from

Composed of water and all. Water decreasing.

What it carries

Decrease, cut, diminish. Represents lessening.

Related kanji for "reduce"

reduce

shuku

Composed of thread and lodge. Thread shrinking.

reduce

satsu · nature, dark

Composed of weapon, tree, and cross. Striking with weapon.

The most common kanji for "reduce" is 減, read as gen. It means dwindle, decrease, reduce. Related kanji: 縮 (reduce), 殺 (reduce).

減 has 12 strokes.