Word Meaning すり減る

すりへる suriheru

すり減る is read as すりへる (suriheru) and means to be worn down.

Meaning

English

to be worn down
to be reduced

Reading

Kana

すりへる

Romaji

suriheru

Writing Variants

擦り減る すりへる suriheru
磨り減る すりへる suriheru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 45735 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

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すり減らす

すりへらす

to wear away

減る

へる

to decrease (in size or number)

いい加減にする

いいかげんにする

to put an end to something

減じる

げんじる

to subtract

減ずる

げんずる

to subtract

死一等を減ずる

しいっとうをげんずる

to commute a death sentence to life imprisonment

肉が減る

ししがへる

to slim down

減少

げんしょう

decrease

減速

げんそく

deceleration

増減

ぞうげん

increase and decrease

加減

かげん

addition and subtraction

半減

はんげん

reduction by half

Example Sentences

なぜだかいつも靴の右側だけすり減るんだ。歩き方が悪いのかな。

For some reason, it's only the right side of my shoes that always wears out. I wonder if I'm walking wrong.