# 減 — Decrease

Frequency rank 609 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 末 (End), less common than 福 (Luck).

- On’yomi: げん
- Kun’yomi: へ
- Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

A tsunami on the left crashes over a canine guarding a mouth on the right — the tsunami floods the dog's mouth, causing the water level to decrease as it drains away.

In words:

- 減る へる — to decrease (in size or number),to diminish,to abate
- 減らす へらす — to abate,to decrease,to diminish,to shorten
- 減少 げんしょう — decrease;reduction;decline

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