Word Meaning 減らす

へらす herasu

減らす is read as へらす (herasu) and means to abate.

Meaning

English

  1. to abate
  2. to decrease
  3. to diminish
  4. to shorten

Reading

Kana

へらす

Romaji

herasu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 増やす・殖やす,増す・益す Rank 4266 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

減少

げんしょう

decrease

減速

げんそく

deceleration

減る

へる

to decrease (in size or number)

減点

げんてん

points deducted

減殺

げんさい

lessening

減税

げんぜい

tax reduction

減反

げんたん

reduction (of crop size)

減産

げんさん

decrease in production

減収

げんしゅう

fall

減額

げんがく

reduction

減量

げんりょう

loss in quantity

減員

げんいん

reduction of staff

Example Sentences

2

かいしゃはけいひをへらすほうしんだ。

The company plans to cut costs.

かいぎのかいすうをへらすべきだ。

We should reduce the number of meetings.