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    3. 減少

    減少

    減げん少しょう

    decrease

    N1KMT3News #3+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive, ParticleCore ConceptsKanji Vocab16 strokes

    げんしょう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive, Particle

    1.
    decrease, reduction, decline

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    人じん口こうが減げん少しょうしています。

    The population is decreasing.

    KMT3Core Concepts
    最さい近きん、犯はん罪ざいの数かずが減げん少しょう傾けい向こうにあります。

    Recently, the number of crimes has been on a declining trend.

    KMT3Politics & LawDaily Life
    ストレスを減げん少しょうさせるために、リラックスする時じ間かんが必ひつ要ようです。

    To reduce stress, I need time to relax.

    KMT3Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    環かん境きょう汚お染せんにより、野や生せい動どう物ぶつの生せい息そく数すうが著いちじるしく減げん少しょうしています。

    Due to environmental pollution, the population of wild animals is significantly decreasing.

    KMT4Nature & EnvironmentAnimals
    経けい済ざいの低てい迷めいにより、企き業ぎょうの利り益えきが減げん少しょうしました。

    Due to the economic slump, corporate profits decreased.

    KMT4Business & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    減
    へ.る・へ.らす…(1)
    dwindle・decrease・reduce・decline・curtail…(1)
    少
    すく.ない・すこ.し…(1)
    few・little
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