Illustration: In a Japanese elementary school courtyard, water drains from a transparent rainwater tank through an open tap into a watering can. A broad wet band remains high on the inside wall, while the present water surface sits much lower.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

減げん少しょう

genshou

decrease, decline

Example sentences

学生がくせいの数かずは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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騒音そうおんは徐々じょじょに減少げんしょうした。
The noise lessened gradually.
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この村むらの人口じんこうは減少げんしょうした。
The population of this village had decreased.
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Kanji in 減少

減dwindle; decreaseOnゲンKunへる・へらす
少few; littleOnショウKunすくない・すこし

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