Memory phrase for the Kanji: 減
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減 |
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Meaning
| decrease, decline, reduce, shrink, dwindle
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Pronunciation |
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heru |
Explanation |
Left: water 氵, right: (Chinese only:) salty 咸 [gǎn] (The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such: salty.) |
Mnemonic
| (Salt is dissolved in water over time and then no longer visible:) In water, the salt will decrease and decline.
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Radicals
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氵
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water | The radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水 |
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咸
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salty | Only in Chinese: The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such: salty. |
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戈
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halberd, spear, lance | This radical kanohoko stands for halberd and is rather similar to the sabre shikigamae 弋 Other radicals with weapons are: 矛 殳 斤 |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 減らす |
へらす |
to decrease, diminish, to shorten |
| 減る |
へる |
to decrease (in size or number), to diminish |
| 減価 |
げんか |
price reduction, depreciation |
| 加減 |
かげん |
addition and subtraction, degree, condition |
| 削減 |
さくげん |
cut, reduction, curtailment |
| 増減 |
ぞうげん |
increase and decrease, fluctuation |
| 減少 |
げんしょう |
decrease, reduction, decline |
| 軽減 |
けいげん |
abatement |
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