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

12 strokesFrequency 261JLPT N2Grade 5

On

ゲン

Kun

へ.るへ.らす

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Common Words

減るIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #1215
1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

Examples
会員は5人に減った
The number of members decreased to five.
減らすらすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #2945
1

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

Examples
ジョギングでもして体重を減らすようにしなさい。
Try to lose weight by jogging.
いい加減いかげんFreq #3482
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

irresponsible; perfunctory; careless

Examples
いいかげんな話はやめろ。
Don't give me that!
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

lukewarm; half-baked; halfhearted; vague

Examples
いいかげんに仕事をするな。
Don't do the job just any old way.
3

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Adverb (fukushi); Used to express one's wish for something to end

(already) enough

Examples
この静かな生活にはいい加減飽きてしまった。
I'm about tired of this quiet life.
4

Adverb (fukushi)

considerably; quite; rather; pretty

Examples
スミス夫妻のテレビにはいいかげんうんざりです。
He's just about had enough of the Smiths' TV.
加減げんFreq #4140
1

Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix

degree; extent; amount; balance; state; condition

Examples
お肉の焼き加減は、いかがなさいますか?
How would you like your steak cooked?
2

Common noun

(health) condition; state of health

Examples
母の加減は少しもよくなっていなかった。むしろ悪くなっているようだった。
My mother was not feeling any better. If anything, she looked worse.
3

Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

adjustment; moderation; regulation

4

Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

addition and subtraction

5

Noun, used as a suffix

slight sign of ...; slight state of ...

6

Noun, used as a suffix

just right for ...

手加減げんNounFreq #5141
1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; knack; skill

2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion; going easy (on someone)

Examples
彼は手加減をしない人です。
He likes to play hardball with people.
減少んしょうNoun~の Adj.IntransitiveTransitive~する VerbFreq #7853
1

decrease; reduction; decline

Examples
あまりチームに頼りすぎると、個人の闘争本能が減少するかもしれない。
When you rely on the team too much, it may reduce your individual competitive instincts.
腹が減る腹がへるはらがへるExpressionGodan verbFreq #10009
1

to become hungry

Examples
腹が減っては戦ができぬ。
An army travels on its stomach.
いい加減にする好い加減にするいいかげんにするExpressionする VerbFreq #10260
1

to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

Examples
しゃべるのもいい加減にしたら
Quit talking, will you?
いい加減にしろいいかげんにしろExpressionFreq #11229
1

that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

Examples
いい加減にしろっつの。恵子さん、嫌がってるだろ。
I said 'Quit it'. Can't you see Keiko hates that?
めり込むりこ減り込むIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #11473
1

to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in

Examples
二台のバンが激突してめり込んだ
The two vans telescoped together.

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