Illustration: In a home kitchen, a shallow uncovered saucepan gently simmers on the stove. Its remaining water lies well below a distinct mineral tide mark around the inside, and steam rises steadily from the smaller pool. The exposed upper portion of a metal ladle shows how far the liquid has fallen.

JLPT N3verbLevel estimated by Bebop

減へる

heru

to decrease

Intransitive: the amount goes down. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 会員かいいんは５人にんに減へった。

    The number of members decreased to five.

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  2. 体重たいじゅうは減へりましたか。

    Have you lost weight?

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  3. この町まちの人口じんこうは減へった。

    The population of this city has decreased.

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Kanji in 減

  • 減dwindle; decreaseOnゲンKunへる・へらす

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